Merriweather Hall was evacuated Tuesday morning after a construction worker hit a gas line near the W Street gate.

The students who live in the hall were evacuated to the Webb Building, University spokeswoman Maralee Csellar said in an email. Washington Gas assessed Merriweather, and Csellar said it would take at least 24 hours to repair the damage.

“We are working with the 42 residents of Merriweather Hall to offer them temporary, alternative housing,” she said, adding that the rest of the Mount Vernon Campus was not affected.

Csellar said there were no injuries reported after the leak, and that the heat in the building would be turned off.

Residence Hall Association President Ari Massefski said the incident has been a “great bonding experience for the residents of Merriweather.”

“Staff from Mount Vernon Campus events have been giving them food, keeping them updated and taking care of them very well,” he said.