Students from Foothills Composite High School & The Alberta School of Fine Arts were evacuated from classes early Tuesday afternoon.

It comes after a gas leak was detected in the building forcing the students and staff to take shelter at the Foothills Centennial Centre for a couple of hours while emergency crews worked to assess the situation.

The Fire Department was on scene and deemed the school safe for students and staff to return just before 3:30 p.m.

We'll have more details on this story as information becomes available.

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