Homes evacuated in Chartiers Twp.
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect that the pipeline is owned by Williams.
Multiple homes on Ullom Road and Western Avenue were evacuated Wednesday night following an ethane leak of a Williams pipeline in Chartiers Township, according to Washington County emergency responders.
The leak along Route 519 near the MarkWest natural gas processing plant was reported about 6:45 p.m. No injuries were reported and the leak was contained, but Route 519 was closed for precautionary reasons.