A recycling site was forced to close due to a leaking gas pipe.
Crews from gas company SGN were called to the council-run tip in Old Shoreham Road, Hove, yesterday following reports of a smell of gas.
The site was closed to the public, with people urged to visit the alternative site in Wilson Avenue in Brighton.
A leaking pipe at Hove tip was disconnected and the site made safe. It has since reopened.
A spokesman for SGN said: “On Tuesday, September 12, we attended a recycling site near Old Shoreham Road in Hove following reports of a smell of gas.
“We completed our investigations, disconnected a leaking pipe and made the site safe.”
A spokeswoman for Brighton and Hove City Council said: “Our household waste recycling site in Hove is open as usual.
“The site was temporarily closed due to a gas leak.”
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