George Street building evacuated after gas leak
Updated ,first published
A suspected gas leak has forced the evacuation of a busy part of Brisbane’s CBD.
The Fire Department was notified at approximately 8:20 a.m. Wednesday of a strong odor of gas at a business on George Street.
Crews at the scene confirmed the leak and sealed off the building, including ground floor businesses along George Street and units on higher floors.
Firefighters completely combed the building and turned off the power shortly after 9 a.m., a fire department spokesman said.
Shortly before 10 a.m. an expert allgasThe building’s gas supplier had secured the leak.
Police established an exclusion zone around the building along George Street between Queen Street and Elizabeth Street. One lane of traffic and the sidewalk in front of the building were closed.
Atmospheric tests of all gases showed that gas levels in the building had fallen to safe levels before 10.30am, but a fire crew remained in the building to ventilate the second floor.
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