Gas leak prompts evacuation of Laurier residence

Crews work to repair a gas leak on Lester Street in Waterloo on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016. (Terry Kelly / CTV Kitchener)

Nearly 100 people were forced out of a student residence building in Waterloo due to a gas leak.

The leak was reported around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, on Lester Street near Seagram Drive, in a line dedicated to the four-storey residence building.

Firefighters ventilated the building as crews worked outside to repair the leak.

The line was expected to be fixed by 5 p.m., a Union Gas spokesperson said.