WESTLOCK - Patients and staff at the Westlock Healthcare Centre were briefly evacuated for an emergency this morning, Dec. 14, around 9:30 a.m.
The evacuation lasted about 15 to 20 minutes before people were allowed back into the facility and activities and appointments resumed.
"Alberta Health Services (AHS) evacuated the hospital for an emergency and we attended and (minutes later) the emergency was cleared," said Westlock RCMP Staff Sgt. Jeff Sehn, who confirmed that RCMP will remain on site for the next couple of hours in a non-emergency capacity.
More details to come.
