11 November 2019

People evacuated as gas leak closes Emu Bank area

| Michael Weaver
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ACT Fire and Rescue

ACT Fire and Rescue and ACT Policing are on scene at a gas leak in the Emu Bank area of Belconnen. Photo: File.

People have been evacuated from the Emu Bank area in Belconnen at the northern end of Eastern Valley Way near Cameron Ave as emergency services respond to a gas leak.

An Emergency Services Agency spokesperson said ACT Fire and Rescue and ACT Policing are on the scene.

“The surrounding areas have been evacuated as a precaution whilst the leak is investigated,” the spokesperson said.

“The northern end of Eastern Valley Way will be closed for some time and the community is asked to avoid the area.”

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