A construction crew compromised a main natural gas line at Waterloo Street and Princess Avenue on Tuesday, kicking off a local response and some shelter-in-place orders.

Fire crews responded to the report of the leak. According to the City of London, Enbridge Gas crews are investigating to turn off the main line near Waterloo Street.

Central Secondary School was advised to shelter in place and shut off its HVAC system. The City also advised an apartment building behind City Hall to shelter in place. The underground parking area for that apartment building was declared out of bounds until the leak is capped.

As of later in the day, the shelter in place order for Central secondary school has been lifted. City Hall staff are aware of the incident but say it is business as usual at City Hall.

Princess Avenue continues to be closed. Enbridge crews are attempting to mitigate the leak.

The City stated the natural gas is dissipating and that there is no danger to the local community. However, you may smell natural gas in the area of Waterloo Street and Princess Avenue.

Winds at the time were reported from the north at 9 km an hour.

For official updates, you can follow the City of London’s Twitter account.

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