11:04 AM: A gas leak in San Francisco’s Lower Pacific Heights neighborhood has been stopped after it forced evacuations and traffic closures this morning, fire and PG&E officials said.
A construction crew digging in the 1900 block of Divisadero Street at about 10 a.m. hit a 1-inch plastic gas line and caused the leak, PG&E spokesman Jason King said.
The fire department initially reported that the leak was caused by a truck hitting a gas main but has since confirmed it was caused by excavation work.
There was a strong odor of gas in the area and some people were evacuated while traffic was closed at Divisidero and Pine streets, according to the fire department.
King said that PG&E crews shut off the flow of gas shut off at 10:39 a.m. and expect to have repairs fully completed by 1 p.m.
He stressed the importance of anyone digging to call 811 before beginning to avoid hitting underground gas lines.
10:37 AM: A gas leak in San Francisco’s Lower Pacific Heights neighborhood has forced evacuations and traffic closures this morning, according to the fire department.
A truck hit a gas main in the 1900 block of Divisidero Street, which is near Pine Street, at about 10 a.m., causing the leak, fire officials said.
There is a strong odor of gas in the area and some people were evacuated while traffic was closed at Divisidero and Pine streets, according to the fire department.
PG&E arrived for repairs about 15 minutes after the leak was reported, fire officials said.
Scott Morris, Bay City News
