Gas Leak In Saratoga Forces Shelter-In-Place Order

SARATOGA - Firefighters are responding to a gas leak in Saratoga this evening, according to Santa Clara County fire officials.

Construction workers struck a gas line on Pamela Way at about 4:10 p.m., fire department spokeswoman Stephanie Stuehler said.

They were using an excavator to dig in the area around a "clearly and accurately marked" gas line, rupturing the three-quarter inch steel pipe, according to PG&E spokeswoman Mayra Tostado.

PG&E crews arrived at the scene shortly before 5 p.m. and are working to stop the flow of gas, she said.

Tostado also urged customers and anyone digging near a marked gas line to use hand tools, rather than excavators, within 24 inches of the line on either side.

A shelter-in-place order has been issued for residents on Pamela Way, according to Stuehler.

No injuries have been reported.

The street is just south of Big Basin Way and the city's downtown area.

-Bay City News, image via Santa Clara County Fire