6 homes evacuated due to gas leak in Parksville

Six homes on Saturna Drive were evacuated as a precaution due to a natural gas leak in Parksville on Aug. 25. Parksville Fire Rescue responded to the call just after 10:30 a.m., according to Assistant Fire Chief Cam Cruickshank. The duty chief located a regulator on a natural gas metre that had failed resulting in the free flow of natural gas. Three nearby duplexes were evacuated while crews shut off the supply of gas to the meter. Parksville Fire Rescue crews on scene included a command vehicle and two fire apparatus. FortisBC also responded to the incident.