Part of Coney Street in York was cordoned off by firefighters today (Saturday).
Crews from York were called out at 3.44pm by gas engineers.
They were investigating a suspected gas leak at an empty property on the shopping street.
A North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service spokesperson said: “Crews put a cordon in place and used small tools to gain entry.
“Once inside the property was deemed safe and incident left in hands of gas board.”
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