AURORA, Colo. — Town Center at Aurora was evacuated Monday morning following reports of a gas odor, according to Aurora Fire Rescue (AFR).
AFR said the evacuation of the Aurora shopping center — located near East Alameda Avenue and Interstate 225 — took place around 9:45 a.m. Monday.
AFR said the source of the gas leak was found and the shopping center returned to normal operations after 10:10 a.m.
"The source of a gas leak has been found and mitigated," said AFR. "Readings for air quality are being evaluated with no hazardous findings. Business is resuming to normal operations while crews are being released from the scene."
AFR said Xcel Energy crews were also on scene to assist in mitigating the hazard Monday morning.
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