Updated Oct. 13 at 8:55 p.m.
Greater Sudbury Police said the gas leak that caused evacuations in downtown Sudbury Oct. 13 was caused by a construction vehicle striking a gas line on Cedar Street.
“The fire department are and were the leads for this call,” said an email from Greater Sudbury Police. “Police attended at their request to assist with closing streets until the gas main was secured. The entire incident lasted for less than an hour where police were involved.”
The police spokesperson said to reach out to Greater Sudbury Fire Services for more information (Sudbury.com has already done this – read the earlier information below provided by Greater Sudbury Fire Services Deputy Chief Nathan Melin).
Original story:
A major gas leak in downtown Sudbury Oct. 13 caused the evacuation of several buildings.
Greater Sudbury Fire Services Deputy Chief Nathan Melin said the leak was called in at 5:12 p.m., and police and fire services attended the scene.
Enbridge Gas was able to isolate the leak, and everyone was able to go back inside within about an hour and a half, he said.
Although Melin didn’t know the exact cause, he said the leak was “external” (outside), so the gas dissipated fairly quickly.
He also wasn’t sure where the leak centred, although he noted that the Respect is Burning restaurant on Durham Street was evacuated (by the time Sudbury.com visited the restaurant around 6:45 p.m., patrons were back inside).
Other buildings on Durham Street, including YMCA Sudbury, said on social media they were closing early for the evening due to the gas leak evacuations.