11/12 9:09 AM: A tipster tells us that when he left the area last night around 6, that “the smell of gas and sewer” was very strong even indoors and
When I finally got outside, the sound was so loud and the smell so overpowering (of gas and stink) that I tried not to breathe until I quickly walked the 100 feet to my car. I could not tell where the odor or the noise was coming from at that time. When I drove…to the intersection of Paul Ave and Bayshore Blvd, I saw a PG&E crew just to the right (south), in front of the U-Haul business. The were apparently venting the lines or sewers w/ enormously loud equipment that was as loud as a jet aircraft engine on a tarmac.
This morning, he says
I tried to get on Bayshore Blvd from Cesar Chavez, but there was signage on Bayshore that the road was closed so I find yet another alternate. Now that I am at work, I no longer smell gas/stink in the area or in the building where I work.
Anyone else live/work in the area and have anything to say? Lines are open.
11/11 4:21 PM (BCN): Crews are still working to plug a ruptured gas line in San Francisco’s Bayview District this afternoon, but a Pacific Gas & Electric Co. spokesman said gas service has not been impacted.
The rupture occurred at about 1 p.m. on Bayshore Boulevard between Industrial and Augusta streets, PG&E spokesman Andrew Souvall said. He said at 3:45 p.m. that the leak was expected to be plugged shortly.
A construction crew hit a 20-inch gas main, PG&E spokesman J.D. Giudi said. Repairs will begin once the leak is plugged, and could last into the evening, he said.
The rupture caused the closure of Bayshore Boulevard between Silver Avenue and Alemany Boulevard.
Employees of GGI Granite and Commercial Tire of San Francisco, both located at that intersection, said at about 1:45 p.m. that there was not a strong smell of gas in the air.
The Bayshore Boulevard off-ramp from northbound U.S. Highway 101 was briefly closed due to the gas main break but has since reopened.
2:28 PM: AlertSF tells us “Bayshore Blvd still closed, at this time. Please avoid the area for at least another hour. Thank you.”
11/11 2:05 PM (BCN): A gas main break was reported this afternoon in San Francisco, a Pacific Gas and Electric Co. spokeswoman said.
The break occurred sometime after noon as a crew was digging near Bayshore Boulevard and Industrial Street, PG&E spokeswoman Brandi Ehlers said.
A PG&E employee was on site as of 1:15 p.m., and Ehlers said the agency was waiting for a repair crew to arrive before releasing further information.
Employees of GGI Granite and Commercial Tire of San Francisco, both located at that intersection, said their businesses had not been evacuated.
They said at about 1:45 p.m. that there was not a strong smell of gas in the air but that at least part of Bayshore Boulevard had been blocked off.
California Highway Patrol Officer Kevin Kroncke said shortly before 2 p.m. that the Bayshore Boulevard off-ramp from northbound U.S. Highway 101 was closed due to the gas main break.
11/11 1:32 PM (BCN): A gas main break was reported this afternoon in Brisbane, a Pacific Gas and Electric Co. spokeswoman said.
The break occurred sometime after noon as a crew was digging near Bayshore Boulevard and Industrial Way, PG&E spokeswoman Brandi Ehlers said.
A PG&E employee was on site as of 1:15 p.m., and Ehlers said the agency was waiting for a repair crew to arrive before releasing further information.
11/11 1:05 PM: AlertSF just informed us of a “Gas main break on Bayshore Blvd btwn Industrial St & Augusta.” saying that “Bayshore (is) shut down in both directions” and that one should ” avoid (the) area for (the) next hour.” Anyone dfown there know anything? Let us know.
