KENNEWICK, Wash. -UPDATE 7:41 p.m.:
Fire crews have cleared the scene.
Jenna Roberts, BCFD #1 public information officer, said the residents had left a gas appliance on, and this was not a gas leak.
ORIGINAL COVERAGE:
According to a Facebook post from Benton County Fire District #1, fire crews are responding to a reported gas leak at a home in the 1000 Block of South Aster Street near the intersection of South Clodfelter Road in Kennewick.
Crews responded at approximately 7:10 p.m. The reporting party informed dispatch that the gas was left on in the house and residents are evacuating after opening windows and doors.
BCFD#1 advises everyone to avoid the area.
