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GAS LEAK THREATENS FOUR BLOCKS OF A NEIGHBORHOOD.
Written by Steve Broussard
Monday, 12 May 2008
CITY CREWS HAD BEEN CHECKING SEWER LINES, A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT BURST A NATURAL GAS LINE ON THE 100 BLOCK OF NORTH CAMERON. FIRE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS QUICKLY ISOLATED ONE SQUARE BLOCK OF THE AREA IN QUESTION --- EVACUATING RESIDENTS IN THE AREA. EMERGENCY CREWS BEGAN KNOCKING ON DOORS GETTING PEOPLE OUT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.<"We had a south wind blowing at about 10 MPH. We went ahead and evacuated a block around the leak. It was approximately 12 homes with about 11 residents at home.">Roger Hempel\Victoria Fire Department
THE GAS LEAK WAS REPAIRED AND RESIDENTS WERE ALLOWED TO RETURN TO THEIR HOMES AROUND AN HOUR LATER.
