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Gas leak led to 'significant' bus delays for some Minneapolis Public Schools students

A gas leak delayed afternoon transportation for more than 1,000 Minneapolis students.

November 14, 2018 at 2:46AM
A student walked to his bus in the bitter cold after school at Sanford Middle School on Tuesday, January 16, 2018, in Minneapolis, Minn. Sanford and all other grades six through eight middle schools would be starting late at 9:30 a.m.
Some Minneapolis students are delayed in getting home due to bus problems, district officials said. (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Minneapolis Public Schools delayed its bus transportation service by one hour Tuesday afternoon because of a gas leak near the Metropolitan Transportation Network building in Fridley.

The school district contracts with Metropolitan Transportation Network, a private school bus company.

"Some schools will experience significant bus transportation delays this afternoon due to issues beyond our control," the state's third-largest school district announced on Twitter.

District spokesman Dirk Tedmon said the one-hour delay prevented 1,800 students from getting home on time.

Around 1 p.m., district officials were informed of the possible gas leak and they quickly worked with schools to inform parents of the delay, Tedmon said.

Jack Granlund, chief operating officer for the school bus company, said a nearby construction accident caused the gas leak. He said firefighters blocked the road for roughly two hours to repair the damage.

"We couldn't get our buses out until they had that done," Granlund said.

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Faiza Mahamud

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Faiza Mahamud covers Minneapolis for the Star Tribune. She has previously covered education, immigrant communities, city government and neighborhoods. 

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