Water department crew hits gas line in San Francisco's Glen Park neighborhood
SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco firefighters evacuated a block of Sussex Street in Glen Park for about two hours after a water department crew apparently hit a gas line Sunday morning, authorities said.
The gas leak was first reported at around 10:45 a.m. Sunday.
The San Francisco Fire Department Twitter account posted about the gas leak and evacuations at 11:16 a.m. Sunday morning. Firefighters went door-to-door notifying resident of the leak on the first block of Sussex Street.
Residents were directed to a temporary evacuation safe site at Castro and Sussex or Diamond and Sussex, the fire department said.
The incident was resolved shortly before 1 p.m., according to the SFFD.
UPDATE
— SAN FRANCISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT MEDIA (@SFFDPIO) July 23, 2023
INCIDENT RESOLVED
ALL EVACUATED CAN REPOPULATE HOMES
NO INJURIES OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT
THANK YOU TO OUR COMMUNITY FOR AVOIDING THE AREA, AND THE MEDIA FOR SHARING OUR SAFETY MESSAGE
INCIDENT COMMANDER WAS BC SIGUENZA https://t.co/Vq1eF0DCDn pic.twitter.com/jsYFPKTAwe
San Francisco Fire, police and PG&E crews are at the scene. No injuries were reported.