Three buildings on the University of British Columbia’s main campus were evacuated Monday afternoon following reports of a suspected gas leak.
Fire crews received initial reports of a gas smell at Agronomy road and Main Mall, according to Global BC. “You can actually smell the gas,” tweeted one person in the area.
Authorities responded to the scene and ordered the ICICS Building, the MacLeod Building and the Kaiser Building evacuated.
VFRS crews on scene of gas leak on Main Mall at #UBC, multiple bldg evacuated
— Van Fire Fighters (@IAFF18) July 21, 2014
#Hazmat Crews out at the engineering buildings at #UBC for a gas leak. 3+ buildings evac’d. Power out in the area. pic.twitter.com/AvaCclljLt
— ScanBC (@ScanBC) July 21, 2014
VFRS crews on scene of gas leak on Main Mall at #UBC, multiple bldg evacuated
— Mckenzie (@Mckenzie_Bolton) July 21, 2014
#Vancouver Fire Department Units out at @ubcengineering and Computer Science buildings in #UBC for a gas leak. You can actually smell gas.
— Ki Bum Kim (@msg2kibum) July 21, 2014
An all-clear was issued at about 2 p.m. and the buildings re-opened.
Featured image: UBC Main Mall (UBC Public Affairs/Flickr)
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