Ottawa Fire Services is evacuating homes in Little Italy after construction workers struck a gas line Tuesday morning.
According to fire services, fire crews, as well as Enbridge gas, were called to the scene at 285 Loretta Ave. S. at around 9:40 a.m.
Ottawa fire later expanded the evacuation to homes south of the initial leak. Several streets along the route have been closed.
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No injuries have been reported and Ottawa fire is asking people to avoid the area.
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