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A number of properties in East Dene were evacuated and a police cordon put in place this afternoon after concerns about gas.
Central Avenue, Green Road and Moor Road were closed after a gas engineer raised concerns about the safety of a property.
A South Yorkshire Police spokesperson said that โas a precaution the roads were closed & some residents evacuated.โ
โWe want to reassure the local community that the road closures and evacuations are a precautionary measure at this time โ there has not been an explosion.โ
The roads re-opened just after 1:30pm and those evacuated could return to their homes.
