West Carleton Secondary evacuated due to suspected gas leak

Posted Feb 21, 2017 09:42:09 AM.

Last Updated Feb 21, 2017 10:04:10 AM.

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OTTAWA — A rural high school has been closed for the day after a suspected gas leak, early this morning.

Firefighters were called to West Carleton Secondary School around 7 a.m., when staff noticed an unusual odour in the building. Ottawa Fire tells 1310 NEWS, an excess of snow may have caused a break in a gas line on the outside of the school.

Students have been taken to Earl of March Secondary School in Kanata, where they are being supervised.

The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board says parents can pick their children up at Earl of March, or school buses will take them home at 2:15 p.m. as usual.

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