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HOUSTON - An all-clear has been given at the University of St. Thomas on Wednesday following a gas leak on campus.

According to officials, the alert message was sent out around 3:30 p.m. due to a gas leak during excavation work for a leaking water pipe at the half-circle drive at Graustark Street and Sul Ross.

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School officials said the shelter in place order was given and evacuated the Moran Parking Garage, Crooker Student Center, Guinan Residence Hall, and other nearby office buildings.

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Officials said faculty, staff, students, and visitors could not retrieve their vehicles for approximately one hour. However, as of 4:30 p.m. all employees, students and guests could access the parking garage via an alternative walking route that avoided close contact with the leak site.

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