(KAPUSKASING, ON) – Collaborative efforts by the Kapuskasing Public Works, Fire Department, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and local gas company members, have resulted in the downsizing of the evacuation perimeter established on June 12, 2014.
In the early morning hours of June 13, 2014, the Kapuskasing Public Works successfully contained the gas leak and established a controlled containment area. Authorities at the scene subsequently conducted extensive air quality testing which proved to be absent of gasoline vapors.
Evacuees were then prompted to return to the safety of their homes with the assistance of the Canadian Red Cross volunteers and emergency personnel at the scene.
A small portion of Riverside Drive still remains in a state of evacuation as the Kapuskasing Public Works continues to work diligently to locate the gasoline source within the controlled containment area.
Further details will be provided once they become available.