Crime & Safety
Gas Leak Contained on San Miguel Avenue
EBMUD had severed a gas line while digging to change a water line Friday morning. The fix took about an hour before officials cleared the scene.
Updated 11:55 a.m.
A portion of San Miguel Avenue was blocked by firefighters and a sheriff's deputy after a gas line was severed by PG&E Friday morning.
The half-inch gas line was cut while East Bay Municipal Utility District crews were digging to change a water line around 9 a.m. by an apartment complex.
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Firefighters from Station 25, located right next to where the gas line was cut, headed over to help along with PG&E and the Alameda County Sheriff's Office.
Between six and eight nearby townhomes were evacuated as a precaution according to the Contra Costa Times.
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The gas leak was contained around 10 a.m. and repairs to the line are expected to be completed before noon the Contra Costa Times reports.
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