The Suffolk County National Bank headquarters on Second Street was evacuated early Thursday afternoon due to an odor of gas.
The building remained evacuated for about an hour while Riverhead Fire Department firefighters searched for the source of the odor. The source was deemed to be the heating and air conditioning unit on the roof, according to Riverhead Fire Department Chief Anthony White.
A heating and air conditioning maintenance crew was notified to check on the systems functionality, White said.
The evacuation consisted of approximately 30 people and was conducted prior to the fire department’s arrival just before 1 p.m.
Riverhead Fire Department responded with four trucks and about 35 firefighters.
RiverheadLOCAL photos by Emil Breitenbach Jr.
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