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Posted: 2:56 p.m. Monday, March 4, 2013

Condo complex near Great Mall evacuated due to gas leak

PG&E truck (file)
PG&E truck (file)

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MILPITAS, Calif. —

A gas leak prompted the evacuation of a condominium complex near the Great Mall in Milpitas Monday afternoon, fire and PG&E officials said.

The leak was reported at about 1:20 p.m. after a third-party contractor ruptured a 2-inch gas line in the area of Main Street and Great Mall Parkway, PG&E spokeswoman Monica Tell said.

Fire Chief Brian Sturdivant said a construction crew was using a backhoe when the accident occurred.

As a precaution, the nearby Centria condominium complex was evacuated, Sturdivant said.

PG&E crews responded and stopped the leak by about 2:25 p.m., Tell said.

Once the leak was capped, residents were allowed to go back home, Sturdivant said. No injuries were reported.

PG&E crews were still on site mid-afternoon working to make final repairs.

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