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1st February 1961: An exploded gas main in Coronation Street required the residents of the Street to spend a night in the Glad Tidings Mission Hall as a safety precaution. Although Mission Committee chairman Leonard Swindley did his best to make to make them feel welcome when they arrived, caretaker Ena Sharples - the Mission's only full-time resident - resented the neighbours encroaching on her turf and warned them to be quiet. The all-clear was given at dawn the next day as Harry Hewitt left for work. A police officer woke everybody up to tell them they could go home, and delighted in also waking up Ena, even though there was no need.
 * For more information see Episode 16 (1st February 1961).