Crash causes natural gas leak in Saskatoon apartment

It was a rude awakening for residents living in a Pleasant Hill apartment building Saturday morning.
 
The Saskatoon Fire Department arrived just before 1 a.m. to the sound of alarm bells ringing and the smell of natural gas in the 100 block of Avenue U South.
 
Crews discovered that a vehicle had crashed into the natural gas meter, causing a leak.
 
The building was evacuated and then properly ventilated before people were allowed back inside.