Hundreds of Campbell Residents Being Evacuated Due To Gas-Main Break

Hundreds of residents in Campbell are being evacuated this morning due to a leak from a broken 4-inch gas main at a construction project, a police captain said.

Campbell police received a report at 8:45 a.m. that a work crew at a building site on Hacienda Avenue hit the gas main, causing natural gas to escape, Capt. Gary Berg said.

Police, on the advice of the Santa Clara County Fire Department, began going to apartments and homes on the north side of the street between Virginia Avenue and Walnut Drive to remove residents to safety, Berg said.

“We’re taking all the precautions just to be safe,” Berg said.

Those being evacuated include people living in “a large number” of multi-story apartment buildings and single-family homes, Berg said.

“It’s a pretty significant number,” he said.

Crews from PG&E are trying to patch up the main to stop the leak, Berg said.

--Bay City News