Moviegoers trying to catch a film at the Hollywood Theater on Saturday afternoon found their plans unexpectedly changed after a suspected natural gas leak prompted firefighters to evacuate the building.

Minutes before the theater was expected to screen the Bollywood action flick “RRR,” a fire official strode in front of the screen and informed the audience of a “little” gas leak — prompting laughs among the audience, according to a journalist from The Oregonian/OregonLive who was in the crowd.

The fire official, though, said it was no joke and asked the audience to stay calm and evacuate.

Moviegoers gathered outside the theater after the gas leak forced them to evacuate. Sean Sterling/The Oregonian

The incident comes almost a decade after another gas leak in Northwest Portland trigger

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