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| Children evacuated after gas leak | Children evacuated after gas leak |
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| Accommodation is being sought for 110 pupils and their teachers who were evacuated from an outdoor education centre because of a gas leak. | Accommodation is being sought for 110 pupils and their teachers who were evacuated from an outdoor education centre because of a gas leak. |
| Two schools, from Italy and London, were staying at the Colomendy Centre in Loggerheads, Denbighshire, where an oak tree fell on six Calor gas cylinders. | |
| It is hoped the visitors will be able to stay at a nearby school overnight. | It is hoped the visitors will be able to stay at a nearby school overnight. |
| There were no reported injuries and firefighters used a water jet to disperse the gas cloud. | |
| North Wales Fire and Rescue Service had made the area safe by Tuesday evening and left Calor gas staff at the scene to empty all six cylinders. | |
| Each cylinder holds 3,000 litres of propane gas and once they are emptied then workers will be able to remove the fallen tree. | |
| It is thought this will take until lunchtime on Wednesday with the gas workers set to carry on with the emptying process from first light. | |
| The children and pupils were initially taken to a cafe at the Loggerheads County park, near Mold, following the incident at about midday on Tuesday. | |
| The occupants of a nearby house were also asked to leave. | The occupants of a nearby house were also asked to leave. |
| However, the children were later allowed to return and pick up any essential belongings after the gas was cleared. | |
| It is hoped they will be able to return on Wednesday. | |