A street has been closed and the area evacuated after a car crashed into a house in the south end of Nanaimo, damaging a gas meter.
Nanaimo Fire Rescue, RCMP and B.C. Ambulance Service responded to the 100 block of Victoria Road just before 2:45 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, after a sedan went through a fence and hit a house and the gas meter, according to reports.
A man, woman and three children were in the car and it appears the driver had a medical emergency and was taken to hospital. There were no other reported injuries.
Victoria Road was closed to traffic from Robarts Street to Milton Street due to the gas leak.
Fortis B.C. was on scene and couldn’t shut off gas at the house and had to do so at a different location on the street. Power was shut off to the area.
Nanaimo Fire Rescue,RCMP, BC Ambulance,Fortis on scene 100 block Victoria Rd for car into house that hit gas meter. Rd closed and area being evacuated because of gas leak.#Nanaimo #traffic @NanaimoBulletin pic.twitter.com/3lN4xRDjZY
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