12:15 PM: Crews installing a new fire hydrant along The Embarcadero in San Francisco struck a small gas line this morning, prompting evacuations and the shutdown of the roadway, a San Francisco Public Utilities Commission spokeswoman said.
The 1-inch line was ruptured shortly after 10 a.m. at Pier 15, near The Embarcadero and Green Street.
San Francisco Water Department crews were installing the hydrant when someone using a backhoe struck the gas line, SFPUC spokeswoman Alison Kastama said.
Pier 15 was evacuated as a precaution, and The Embarcadero was shut down between Broadway and Green Street, fire department spokeswoman Mindy Talmadge said.
PG&E crews responded and capped the leak at 10:42 a.m., PG&E spokesman Joe Molica said.
Shortly before noon, Kastama said the evacuation order had been lifted and all but one northbound lane of The Embarcadero had been reopened.
11:08 AM: Part of The Embarcadero was shut down in San Francisco this morning after a construction crew ruptured a gas line, authorities said.
The gas leak was reported at 10:02 a.m. at Pier 15, near The Embarcadero and Green Street, fire department spokeswoman Mindy Talmadge.
Talmadge said the line was struck by a San Francisco Public Utilities Commission crew working in the area.
PG&E was notified of the rupture and responded to the scene. They capped the leak at 10:42 a.m., PG&E spokesman Joe Molica said.
Molica said the line that was struck was a 1-inch plastic service line that branches off of a gas main in the area.
Pier 15 was evacuated and The Embarcadero was shut down between Broadway and Green Street, according to Talmadge. Muni service through the area was disrupted.
No injuries were reported.
10:40 AM: A construction crew ruptured a gas line along San Francisco’s Embarcadero this morning, a fire department spokeswoman said.
The gas leak was reported at 10:02 a.m. at Pier 15, near The Embarcadero and Green Street, fire spokeswoman Mindy Talmadge said.
Talmadge said the line was struck by a San Francisco Public Utilities Commission crew working in the area.
She said PG&E crews were en route to the scene.
No injuries have been reported, Talmadge said.
Dan McMenamin, Bay City News
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