UPDATE (8:51 a.m.) – Authorities in Grover Beach are waiting for crews from Pacific Gas & Electric to arrive at the scene of a gas leak in the city.
The area surrounding 2nd St. and Newport Ave. is blocked off. It’s not known when the closure will be lifted.
GAS LEAK UPDATE
The area around Second Street and Newport Ave has been closed off and the Gas Company is expected any minute. Continue to avoid the area. Updates to follow. @5CitiesFirePIO @KSBY @SLOTribune @CityGroverBeach pic.twitter.com/B9dSvbHVaI
— Grover Beach Police (@Grover_BeachPD) April 10, 2018
First responders are on scene of a gas leak in Grover Beach Tuesday morning.
Grover Beach police are asking everyone to avoid the neighborhood near 2nd St. and Newport Ave. where a gas line reportedly broke in a construction zone.
GAS LEAK – AVOID THE AREA
Police and Fire crews are on scene at Second Street and Newport Ave for a broken gas line in the construction zone. We ask that everyone avoid the area and some evacuations of nearby buildings are occurring. @5CitiesFirePIO pic.twitter.com/433afesHMu
— Grover Beach Police (@Grover_BeachPD) April 10, 2018
It’s unknown at this time which areas are being evacuated because of the gas leak.
We will update this developing story as more information becomes available.
