Two north Edmonton schools that share a schoolyard were evacuated Tuesday morning after a gas leak was detected nearby.
Edmonton Fire Rescue Services said crews, including a HAZMAT team, responded at 9:16 a.m for a ruptured gas line.
Both Caernarvon School and Katherine Therrien Catholic School near 150 Avenue and 118 Street were evacuated, according to Edmonton Catholic Schools spokeswoman Lori Nagy.
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As of 10 a.m., Edmonton Fire Rescue had cleared Katherine Therrien School and students were allowed to go back inside.
The parents of the students who were evacuated from Caernarvon were asked to pick up their kids. The remaining students were taken to the gym at Katherine Therrien, as it was not known how long it would be until they could return to their own school.
All students were allowed back into Caernarvon School at around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday.
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Afternoon yellow school buses were scheduled to run as normal.
No students were treated or taken to hospital.
Parents were notified and Edmonton Public Schools sent out updates via its alert system. Parents were asked to call 780-429-8885 for the most up-to-date information.
ATCO said the gas line was hit by a contractor who was working in the area on Tuesday morning. Gas was restored to the area by 1:45 p.m., ATCO said, and crews went door to door to help affected customers.
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District Chief Darcy Sperling with EFRS said the area around the school not only lost gas but power as well while the repairs were completed.
He called the situation “under control” Tuesday morning because the gas and power had been turned off.
“As soon as we have the line plugged, we’re going to turn the power and the gas back on,” Sperling said. “The only affected area will be the school, it won’t have gas anymore. It takes some time for the gas to run back in through the lines.”
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