VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – A compressed gas leak caused big problems in Downtown Vancouver this morning.

Two buildings, one of which is the Telus building, had been evacuated, after the strong smell of gas was noticed. The company’s new Telus Garden complex is being built next door.

A portion of Richards Street was also been evacuated.

“We had a very small disruption this morning, involving our… contractor in the back lane of the Telus Garden construction site… It seems a temporary gas line was impacted that resulted in a leak,” explains Rhiannon Maverly with Telus.

She says FortisBC managed to shut off the gas quickly. No one was hurt.