Hazmat response in Winchester for petroleum gas leak

WINCHESTER, Ky. (FOX 56) — A hazmat response is underway in Winchester after crews detected a petroleum gas leak.

Firefighters were called to Hubbard Road on Tuesday morning for reports of a strong gas odor.

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Investigators later found a petroleum product in a monitoring well near the Marathon station at the bypass and Kentucky Highway 627.

Officials said the leak may have originated underground and migrated beyond the station property…

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