Posted on 11/03/2010, 1:25 pm, by mySteinbach
On November 3, 2010, at about 12pm noon, East St. Paul RCMP as well as emergency services, EMS and Manitoba Hydro were dispatched to the scene of a gas line rupture at the junction of Birds Hill Road and Garvin Road.
Initial reports indicate that the rupture occurred during excavation. Four or five residences in the immediate vicinity were evacuated as a precaution while crews repair the leak.
There were no injuries or other damages reported.
Cst. Miles Hiebert
RCMP Media Relations
Tel:(204)983-8497