City Centre Mall was shut down for a period of time yesterday morning, following a suspected gas leak.

 

A statement from Thompson's Deputy Fire Chief Steve Molloy says management staff at our local Walmart smelled what they believed to be a gas leak, and contacted Thompson Fire and Emergency Services to investigate.

 

A Walmart spokesperson says the building was closed just before 10 a.m.

 

The entire mall was evacuated as a precautionary measure. Both the fire department and propane supplier Stittco Utilities responded to the call with monitoring equipment as a part of their regular procedure.

 

Molloy went on to say a sweep of the building did not detect any dangerous gasses or fumes in the building.

 

The fire department was reported to have left the mall at approximately 10:30 yesterday morning, and mall staff and customers were allowed to re-enter the mall at around the same time.

 

Walmart's spokesperson apologized for any inconvenience this incident caused for customers.