Stranraer school reopens after gas leak detected

Rephad School in Stranraer has a roll of about 200 pupils

A primary school in south west Scotland had to close after a gas leak was detected.

About 200 pupils moved to Stranraer Academy from Rephad Primary in Stranraer as a result of the incident.

It happened on the first day back for children in Dumfries and Galloway following the October holidays.

Dumfries and Galloway Council said all classes at the primary school were affected and the site reopened on Tuesday as normal.

Waseem Hanif, of gas distribution company SGN, said they were called out to the school on Monday morning in their capacity as Scotland's gas emergency service.

"Our engineers carried out safety checks and made safe by disconnecting the gas service to the school," he said.

"The problem is with internal pipework as there are no issues with our gas network."

The council said pupils had been moved to Stranraer Academy as a safety procedure.

It said contractors had looked at the issue and the school was able to reopen on Tuesday.