Gas station at Ardrossan destroyed by fire [Video]

A gas station east of Edmonton near Ardrossan has been destroyed by fire.

The Tempo service station on the south side of Highway 16 at Range Road 223 burned down on Sunday after a vehicle crashed into the back of the building and severed a natural gas line. The gas station, which also housed a restaurant, is located 12 kilometres east of the junction of the highway and Anthony Henday Drive.

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The fire started about 20 minutes after a vehicle crashed into the back of the building, severing the natural gas line just before 8 a.m., Strathcona County fire chief Martin Paulson told CTV News Edmonton on Sunday.

The resulting explosion started the “aggressive, quick fire,” Paulson said, adding fire crews were unable to shut off the natural gas feed beforehand.

Deputy fire chief Devin Capcara reported no one was …