Oceanside Neighborhood Evacuated For Natural Gas Leak

OCEANSIDE, CA -- A gas leak prompted authorities to evacuate an Oceanside neighborhood Saturday morning, police said. The leak, in a community northeast of the Interstate 5 and state Route 78 interchange, was first reported at 9:48 a.m., Oceanside Police Lt. Kedrick Sadler said.

Construction crews working in the 1500 block of Kelly Street might have nicked a pipe, causing natural gas to spew into the air, Sadler said.

Multiple nearby homes were being evacuated as of 10 a.m., though Sadler couldn't say precisely how many.

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