Gas Leak Prompts Evacuations From San Jose Valley Fair Mall
SAN JOSE (CBS SF) - A San Jose mall has been at least partially evacuated Monday morning because of a gas leak nearby, fire officials and mall security said.
Firefighters were at the scene of the leak, on Forest Avenue on the north side of the Westfield Valley Fair Mall, a dispatcher said.
The initial report of the leak came in at 8:08 a.m., the dispatcher said.
An evacuation was under way at the mall, located at 2855 Stevens Creek Blvd., as of 8:45 a.m., security personnel said.
The mall opens at 10 a.m. on weekdays.
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