Police say they have arrested a janitor at Toronto's St. Joseph's College School after he allegedly cut a gas line in an attempt to blow up the school.
Police said they were called to the all-girls boarding school Thursday at 7:50 a.m. to deal with a reported gas leak.
A strong smell of gas in the school led a staff member to pull the fire alarm and evacuate the students, police said.
Police allege that the janitor cut the line and then went to a kitchen area in the school and assisted kitchen staff in lighting the stove.
There were no injuries to staff or students.
Vincent Perna, 67, is facing a number of charges, including break and enter, mischief endangering life, attempted murder and attempted arson.
He appeared in a Toronto court Friday morning.
