Kelowna Fire Department fire truck. (Photo - Capital News)

Kelowna Fire Department fire truck. (Photo - Capital News)

UPDATE: Kelowna residents out of homes for hours due to gas leak

Homes along Levitt Lane have been evacuated

  • Oct. 14, 2020 12:00 a.m.

UPDATE: 11:27 a.m.

Residents of Levitt Lane and Stirling Place could be out of their homes for hours after a natural gas line was hit, Wednesday morning.

RCMP, firefighters and FortisBC remain on scene investigating.

Seven homes were evacuated after the line was struck some time before 10:30 a.m.

There is a strong smell of natural gas and a loud hissing sound coming from the area.

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Firefighters and FortisBC are on the scene of Levitt Lane off Richter Street for a natural gas line that has been hit.

Five homes along Levitt Lane and two houses on Stirling Place have been evacuated.

The line was hit about 10: 30 a.m., Wednesday, and there is construction in the area.

Fire crews say the gas is billowing from the pipe and have called in extra assistance to deal with the matter.

A Capital News reporter is headed to the scene and this story will be updated as more information becomes available.

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