Dozens of people evacuated from homes due to gas leak in west Edmonton

Several homes were evacuated after a gas leak on Thursday morning.

Several homes were evacuated after a gas leak on Thursday morning.

Edmonton Fire Rescue Services was called to 226 Street and 80 Avenue around 10:10 a.m. after a gas line was hit during construction.

Five homes were initially evacuated. Several more were evacuated as a precaution.

EFRS says between 60 to 70 people have been displaced due to the leak.

“They just came to our doors, knocked, said there’s a gas leak. Some bulldozer guy just hit the pipeline and it started hissing a lot,” Josh Dahunsi told CTV News Edmonton.

He and his father were forced out of their home by the leak.