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Several homes near Perkins and Albert streets in LeBreton Flats were evacuated Wednesday morning after a contractor dug and hit a gas main.

Ottawa Fire’s Danielle Cardinal said there was no damage to the homes, and a single fire truck was standing by as a precaution while Enbridge Gas sent a crew to shut off the gas.

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She called the leak “minor” and said residents would soon be allowed back indoors.

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