Kepler Street has reopened after a suspected gas leak at the Warrnambool NAB Business Banking Centre on Thursday.

Warrnambool CFA station officer Travis Klein said the building at 70 Kepler Street was evacuated after there was a smell of gas on the premises. 

He said the CFA was called to the site at 12.28pm and the road was blocked for a short time by police, who also attended. 

“We ran a gas detector through the building to make sure there was no leak. It’s better to be safe than to find out there’s a gas leak. The plumber’s going through the building now,” he said. 

Investigations are continuing.

EARLIER:

Three Warrnambool CFA units are responding to a suspected gas leak at a business in Kepler Street.

Warrnambool police officers have blocked the road at Lava Street and Koroit Street and have asked drivers to avoid the area.

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