Calgary police are reopening Barlow Trail and Shepard Rd. after the Calgary Fire Department resolved an incident involving an overfilled propane tank.

At 1:20 p.m., fire crews including the CFD Hazardous Materials Team responded to the 9900 block of Shepard Rd. S.E. following reports of a leaking propane tank.

Workers had placed the tank inside of a drum which began to bulge.

According to police and fire officials, the oversized propane tank was situated in an area where other chemicals are commonplace. The mixture of propane and the unidentified chemicals could have had hazardous results.

Officers had evacuated approximately 40 workers from the area while fire crews attempted to relieve the pressure from the tank.