[General] There is a gas

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suniljain

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There is a gas leakage in the kitchen, immediately open the windows.

Gas is leaking in the kitchen, immediately open the windows.

Are both sentences OK and do they convey the same meaning?
 

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Yes, but you need a semicolon or a period in place of each comma.
 

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There is a gas [STRIKE]leakage[/STRIKE] leak in the kitchen; [STRIKE]immediately[/STRIKE] open the windows immediately/straight away/now.

Gas is leaking in the kitchen, immediately open the windows.
I don't like "Gas is leaking ...". "There is a gas leak" is much more natural.

Are both sentences OK and do they convey the same meaning?

See above.
 

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There's a gas leak in the kitchen; open the window immediately.
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I smell gas from/in the kitchen; open the window immediately.
 

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Given the urgency of the situation, I wouldn't waste as many words as any of our suggestions so far.

I can smell gas! Windows! Now!
 
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