Patrons evacuated due to gas leak at downtown Winnipeg hotel
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Winnipeg fire officials say some 40 people were evacuated from a hotel on Fort Street early Saturday after a leak was discovered on the outside of the building.
A gas leak at a hotel on Fort Street prompted the evacuation of 40 people in the early hours on Saturday.
Crews were notified of the leak around 4:20 a.m. and arrived to find gas venting from a damaged line outside the building downtown.
The patrons were evacuated to a waiting Winnipeg Transit bus that had been deployed to provide shelter.
Manitoba Hydro workers were called out to fix the leak, and patrons were allowed to return to their rooms a short time later.
No injuries were reported.
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