The Town of Sidney was on alert this afternoon after a gas line break around Resthaven & McDonald Park. Police were asking people and drivers to avoid the area. Emergency services went door to door to evacuate homes and businesses in the Harbour Landing area. Sidney Fire's Mike Harmon says a gas line was damaged during construction, “a main gas line was struck and gas was flowing freely for over an hour until Fortis BC managed to shut the gas off.”
The situation lasted for a couple of hours and Town of Sidney Buses were called in to keep people out of the elements during the evacuation.