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Gas odor forces Islip Town Hall evacuation

Islip Town Hall is at 655 Main St.

Photo credit: Erin Geismar | Islip Town Hall is at 655 Main St.

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Islip Town Hall was evacuated briefly Monday afternoon after employees reported smelling gas, town officials said.

Islip Deputy Supervisor Trish Bergin Weichbrodt said a volunteer worker entered her office at Town Hall about 2:45 p.m. and said he smelled a gas odor in the hallway.

Bergin Weichbrodt alerted the Islip Fire Department, which responded to the scene, and Supervisor Tom Croci's...

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