Crime & Safety

Gas Leak In Wildomar Neighborhood Draws Firefighter Response

There was no danger to the public as So Cal Gas worked to repair the residential gas leak in a Wildomar neighborhood.

A gas leak was reported Wednesday morning in the 33000 block of Windmill Road in Wildomar.
A gas leak was reported Wednesday morning in the 33000 block of Windmill Road in Wildomar. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

WILDOMAR, CA — A gas leak was reported Wednesday morning in a Wildomar neighborhood, prompting a response by firefighters, Cal Fire/ Riverside County Fire Department reported.

The leak was reported at 10:30 a.m. as originating from a punctured residential line in the 33000 block of Windmill Road, near Harvest Way, in Wildomar, according to Cal Fire.

"An engine crew was sent to the location and encountered a strong gas odor emanating from a compromised line adjacent to a residence," a spokesperson from Cal Fire said. "Officials said the pipe was struck by an object, but no further details were immediately available."

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Crews monitored the leak until the gas company arrived at the scene.

No evacuations or shelter-in-place orders have been declared.

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