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Potential gas leak forces an evacuation in Coronation, Alta. Monday night

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The RCMP logo is seen on a podium ahead of a news conference, in St. John's, N.L., on June 24, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

CORONATION, Alta. — Some residents of a southern Alberta town are being evacuated due to a potential gas leak.

The leak affects the town of Coronation, about 174 kilometres east of Red Deer.

RCMP say at ATCO has been dispatched to the scene.

Police say the local fire department is evacuating people from the immediate area, specifically those residents along Norfolk Avenue.

The Coronation Town Hall is open for anyone who has been asked to leave their homes.

Mounties advise people to follow all direction provided by emergency personnel.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published on Sept. 30, 2024.

The Canadian Press

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