There was no danger to the public, but a gas leak caused Bemidji police to evacuate the city's National Guard Armory and a curling club this morning, according to a statement from Bemidji Chief of Police Gerald Johnson.
Beltrami County 911 received a call at about 10:18 a.m. advising of a leak near the armory on 23rd Street N.W. Minnesota Energy Resources was already on the scene when police, ambulance, fire department and Beltrami County Sheriff's Department personnel arrived.
Barricades were put up at the Bemidji Public Works Department and Beltrami County Highway Department. The street was been blocked off from Ash Avenue N.W. to Pine Ridge Avenue N.W. while repairs are made. The National Guard Armory Rummage Sale is closed for the remainder of the day. The parking lot is barricaded and people need to stay away from the scene as there are repairs to the gas leak on going at this time in the vicinity of the Armory.(Forum Communications Co.)
