Thousands of people were evacuated from schools and homes on Thursday after a gas leak in the Ogontz section of Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, PA — The Philadelphia Police Department is seeking the public’s help in an investigation into a fatal hit-and-run incident that occurred late Tuesday night on Ogontz Avenue.

CHELTENHAM TWP, PA — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation ... motorists will need to follow a detour using Easton Road, Route 309 (Ogontz Avenue/Cheltenham Avenue), and Washington ...

Streets in the Logan section of North Philadelphia were closed and students evacuated nearby schools due to a gas main break ...

Gas could be seen filling the air and pouring out of a hole in the concrete near the intersection of 18th Street and West Olney Avenue on Thursday morning.

The fire department said the evacuations, near the intersection of the city’s East Germantown, Logan and Ogontz neighborhoods, are a “precautionary measure.” ...