Crime & Safety

Gas Line Ruptured in Greenbrae; Brief Evacuations Ordered

PG&E crews stopped the leak within about 20 minutes.

By Bay City News Service:

A road surfacing work crew punctured a three-quarter-inch gas service line on El Portal Drive in Greenbrae late Monday morning, a San Rafael Fire Department battalion chief said.

Residents in the El Portal Drive and Via Casitas area were evacuated for about 10 minutes because of the leak, which occurred around 11:55 a.m., Battalion Chief Mike Morgenlaender said.

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Morgenlaender said PG&E crews responded quickly and stopped the leak by 12:15 p.m.

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