Homeowner ruptures gas line while digging in Rosscarrock yard

Some residents of a southwest neighbourhood were evacuated from their homes Tuesday afternoon after a gas line was ruptured. Firefighters were called to the 1400 block of 42 Street S.W. shortly after 5 p.m. following reports of a strong smell of gas. Fire crews and Calgary Police Service members evacuated several homes in the vicinity as a precaution. ATCO Gas was deployed to the scene a short time later to shut off the gas line. According to Calgary Fire Department officials, a homeowner had be