Crime & Safety
La Quinta Homes Evacuated Following Ruptured Gas Line
Construction workers hit a half-inch gas line, according to the gas company.
LA QUINTA, CA — A ruptured gas line led authorities to evacuate at least a half-dozen La Quinta homes Wednesday, but repair crews were able to stop the leak in about an hour.
The ruptured line was reported just before 2 p.m. in the 78000 block of Talking Rock Turn, within the Tradition Golf Club, according to April Newman of the Riverside County Fire Department.
Construction workers hit a half-inch gas line, according to Southern California Gas Co. spokeswoman Christine Detz, who said the utility's crew had the leak capped by 3:03 p.m.
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No injuries were reported in connection with the leak.
— By City News Service / Patch file photo by Renee Schiavone
