A suspected gas leak in Upper Manhattan forced dozens of people to evacuate buildings in the area. New York City firefighters and Con Edison started investigating reports of a leak Monday morning on Amsterdam Avenue between 158th Street and 159th in Washington Heights.

An investigation into a gas leak forced the evacuation of multiple Washington Heights buildings on Monday, officials say, temporarily displacing nearly 100 people. A call about elevated gas readings at a mixed-use building on Amsterdam Avenue,

A gas leak in Washington Heights prompted the evacuation of nearly 100 people and the involvement of the FDNY and Con Edison.