School evacuated due to gas leak

Children at Mount Anville primary school, Mount Merrion, Dublin, were evacuated from the premises and sent home yesterday after…

Children at Mount Anville primary school, Mount Merrion, Dublin, were evacuated from the premises and sent home yesterday after construction work in the grounds caused a gas leak.

A spokesman for Bord Gais said the company was called to the school by the headmistress shortly before 9 a.m. to deal with the leak.

The leak was fixed quickly and the gas supply restored. A spokeswoman for the school refused to confirm or deny the leak or to comment other than to say the school would return to normal today.