I figured everything was going to be alright when Cato employees were sent home yesterday following the discovery of a gas leak within the Cato building. But after not seeing a single tweet this morning from one of the more tweet-lific groups, I'm not so sure (See update below). It's not clear what the causes were of the leak, but did the new $20 million construction plan have anything to do with it?
Here's the background:
Cato employees were sent home early after authorities discovered a gas leak in the basement of the think tank's building, according to D.C. Fire/EMS spokesman Pete Piringer.
Piringer said crews traced the leak to a basement utility room. Emergency officials, Pepco and Washington Gas all responded to the situation, which was resolved about 3 p.m. Wednesday, Piringer said. The incident began about 1 p.m.
UPDATE: This just arrived in my inbox from the folks at Cato.
We are all doing well, and we are all back at the office this morning. The gas leak was a minor leak, and the building was evacuated as a purely precautionary measure. As construction crews continue the expansion of our facilities, we expect things like this to occur from time to time, and we are well prepared for contingencies.
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