Politics & Government
Businesses Evacuated After PG&E Gas Leak
Tuesday rush hour and shopping in Mountain View interrupted due to gas leak.
By Bay City News
PG&E has stopped a gas leak that evacuated several businesses along a Mountain View street Tuesday, officials said.
Reported at 4:57 p.m., the leak concentrated on Charleston Road between San Antonio Road and Independence Avenue, PG&E spokeswoman Jana Morris said.
At the time of the incident, fire officials noticed a bulge in the ground and contacted PG&E crews who confirmed an underground gas leak, Morris said.
The evacuation of businesses along Charleston Road commenced as a precaution. At this time of day, drivers pack this road as they head to southbound Highway 101 at the intersection of Charleston Road and Rengstorff Avenue.
Repair crews found the leak in a 4-inch gas main and stopped the
flow of gas at about 9 p.m., Morris said.
Crews remained on site throughout the night making repairs and begin turning gas on for seven affected customers at 6 a.m.
The cause of the leak has not been determined. PG&E is doing a pipeline replacement project in the area and a contractor was digging in the area Monday, but it is unknown if that is related to the leak, Morris said.
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