Construction has been taking place and the line was ruptured during excavation.
People were evacuated from nearby homes in the area of Mountain Road and Braemar Drive. Power to that area of Forest Hills had to be shut off as well and we're told by the city, it won't be fully back on until the middle of this afternoon. Westmorland Road in Forest Hills won't reopen until after 1:00.
Enbridge Gas had to shut down the line where the break occurred. Those people who live and work in the immediate vicinity have been allowed back.
Fire officials say the natural gas dissipated into the atmosphere which was better for all concerned because if it had entered the sewer line, it might then have drifted in to nearby homes.
