CHILDREN who climbed into a building site and let off a large gas cylinder sparked fears of a leak.

A worried resident called the fire brigade at 8pm on Wednesday, July 10, after smelling gas coming from the site in The Highlands, South Oxhey, where the four foot acetylene cylinder was opened. A crew from Watford fire station shut off the cylinder but said the gas had dispersed and was not dangerous.

July 12, 2002 12:30