Casey’s Briefly Closed Due to Gas Smell

Workers at the Casey’s Convenience Store at 1132 U. S. Highway 69 in Forest City was briefly closed due to a gas odor coming from the kitchen.

Employees said they smelled a natural gas odor near the fryers in the kitchen. The Forest City Police and Fire Departments were called in to investigate around 9:30pm. The store was briefly closed while firefighters searched for the source of the alleged leak.

Employees were called back into the store around 10:15pm after the search produced no leaks. The store then resumed it’s 24-hour operation.