Crime & Safety
Ruptured Gas Pipeline Triggers Evacuation
Fire crews found a four-inch leak in a gas pipeline on the 300 block of Glencourt way. Four fire companies and one chief were on the scene. No injuries were reported.
Fire crews responded to a report of a ruptured gas pipeline in Pacifica that led to the evacuation of two homes.
The gas leak on the 300 block of Glencourt Way was first reported at 1:37 p.m. The first North County Fire Authority crew on the scene reported a four-inch leak.
Four fire companies and one chief were on the scene, where residents of two homes were evacuated and those at a third home were “sheltered in place.”
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No injuries were reported.
It took approximately four hours for firefighters in coordination with PG&E to secure the leak, after which time residents were allowed to return to their homes.