Thursday, May 26, 2011
Gas leak at St-Laurent Shopping Centre OC Transpo hub! (Click here!)
Both the hub and the shopping centre have been evacuated.
That area is prone to gas leaks it would seem... late last year, La Cite collegiale and its on-campus residence were also evacuated due to a gas leak.
CBC reports that at 1:55 PM, the station was re-opened after gas leak was contained.
At 10:05 PM local time, CBC Ottawa announced THIS. All I can say is, 'Please, not another gas leak!'
Explosion at Mother Teresa High School! (Click here)
BREAKING NEWS
Photo credit: CBC News Online
Tweeted CBC Ottawa:
CBCOttawa CBC Ottawa: "Several injuries, including one life-threatening injury, after explosion at Mother Teresa HS autoshop in #ottawa http://bit.ly/mjJdCE"
(11:12 AM Local Time)
CBCOttawa CBC Ottawa : "CBC News has confirmed an 18-year-old boy has died as a result of the explosion at Mother Teresa High School."
(12:22 PM Local Time)
@CBCOttawa CBC Ottawa: "A 17-yr-old male has serious injuries from the blast... Three others suffered minor injuries. #ottnews"
@StuMillsCBC: "18 y o male dead at mother teresa High explosion, 17 Y o serious internal organ injuries, 3 others injured. #ottnews"
CBC Ottawa : "BREAKING: Paramedics now say the 18-yr-old who they thought was dead en route to hospital regained a pulse and -- as of 12:30 -- still had a pulse in hospital." Read a full article HERE.
More HERE.
CBC Ottawa: "Sources have confirmed with CBC News that 18-year-old Eric Leighton has died after an explosion at Mother Teresa Catholic Secondary. #ottnews".
(8:55 PM Local Time)
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The explosion happened at 10:40 AM local time.
One student has life-threatening injuries, three others are injured, another has died (Eric Leighton according to @Meghan_Hurley). The school was evacuated.
Some parents say they did not receive calls from the school board, instead their children texted them about what happened.
Some say the explosion happened in auto shop class, while other reports coming from students say that they were BBQing when a gas tank exploded.
Apparently there is confusion as to whether 18-yr-old Eric Leighton is actually dead. Although paramedics say he has passed away, other reports are coming in that he has come back to life.
Confirmed by CBC News : as of 12:30 PM, Eric Leighton has come back to life! He apparently has an injury to the head. I'm not sure.
Reports are in now that it was an empty 45 gallon drum of peppermint oil that caused the explosion. Apparently the peppermint fumes flash-ignited whilst the students worked on BBQs.
3:30 PM: Reports are in now that a total of six are injured, including a teacher.
8:49 PM: Eric Leighton passed away from his injuries.
ON MAY 27TH, WEAR PURPLE IN MEMORIAM OF ERIC LEIGHTON.
8:49 PM: Eric Leighton passed away from his injuries.
ON MAY 27TH, WEAR PURPLE IN MEMORIAM OF ERIC LEIGHTON.
Cafrapell
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louka555 Louka Jacques : "Explosion dans un atelier mécanique de l'école Mother Theresa à Barrhaven, dans le sud d'Ottawa, on craint pour la vie d'un étudiant".
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"There are reports of an explosion at Mother Theresa Catholic High School in Barrhaven. One student is reported unconscious after the blast. The explosion happened just after 10:30 this morning in the school's shop. " - 1310 News.
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CTV Ottawa News tweeted:
Followed by this, 12:20 PM local time:
ctvottawa CTV Ottawa : "BREAKING: Paramedic spokesperson says teen has died in Mother Teresa High School Explosion"
However, they were the first on Twitter to officially report that Leighton had been resuscitated in hospital.
ctvottawa CTV Ottawa : "Police say 55-gallon drum...6 injured...33 year-old teacher suffer minor injuries (Mother Teresa H.S. auto shop explosion)."
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Ottawa Citizen claims students were making a barbecue when a gas tank exploded. See their online article HERE.
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YourOttawaRegion.com's article HERE.
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Ottawa Sun's rather complete article HERE.
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CFRA tweets:
CFRAOttawa 580 CFRA : "18-year old boy dies, 17-yr old seriously injured after explosion atMother Teresa HS in Ottawa. 3 hurt. Parents info 613-224-2222 #ottnews"
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Photo credit: @EMCNewsOttawa
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See Metro Ottawa's coverage of the event HERE.
Photo credit: "Ottawa Metro" May 27th-29th 2011
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