Discovery of gasoline bomb forces evacuations in Jersey City

MyFoxNY.comPolice investigate a gas leak at 451 Palisade Ave. in Jersey City . JERSEY CITY -- A 6 a.m. call about a potential gas leak to led to a major response by police and firefighters to a three-story building and the discovery of a gasoline can with an ignition device wired into it, this morning.

Officials arrived at 451 Palisade Avenue near Griffith Street to the report of gas fumes in a building. Firefighters found the source and PSE&G shut off the gas in the building, officials said.

Then officials found a gasoline can with an ignition device wired into it, causing Jersey City police to block off numerous roads and evacuate an entire city block, officials said.

JCPD's Emergency Medical Service's Bomb Squad is investigating the scene as crowds are gathered at the corners looking on.

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