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A gas leak on Armour Road in Peterborough, Ontario, prompted a lockdown at Kaawaate East City Public School on Wednesday. Students and staff were instructed to remain indoors until regular dismissal time as a precaution. Enbridge Gas and Peterborough Fire Services were on the scene to address the leak. The school’s principal, Marguerite Masterson, assured parents and guardians that there was no disruption to the school day and that indoor recess routines were being implemented. Intermediate students, who typically sign out for second lunch, remained inside and were provided food options from the school’s nutrition program. Parents were advised to consider alternate routes to and from the school and avoid using Armour Road. There was no need for early pickup, according to Masterson.

Several buildings in downtown Vancouver were evacuated on Wednesday morning due to a gas leak, according to Vancouver Fire Rescue Services (VFRS). Fire Capt. Matthew Trudeau stated that crews responded to a report of a gas leak on Alexander Street and detected a high concentration of gas in one building. As a precautionary measure, that building, two adjacent ones, and another across the street were evacuated. VFRS worked with BC Hydro and Fortis BC to disconnect power and gas to the affected building. Emergency responders were gradually scaled back as the situation stabilized. Occupants in nearby buildings were allowed to return shortly before 11 a.m.

Equinor’s Hammerfest LNG plant in northern Norway was evacuated Tuesday due to a gas leak during maintenance. The plant, Europe’s largest LNG export facility, will remain offline until Friday at least. The leak has been stopped, and all personnel at the plant are accounted for. There were no injuries or risk to the general population. The outage is expected to affect about 5% of Norwegian gas exports.