News Story Gas Line Break

A gas line ruptured today in San Francisco during a sewer line repair. Four streets in the vicinity of Folsom and 11th came to a standstill, when a private construction company working on a sewer line, ruptured a two-inch underground gas pipe with a backhoe. A little before 12:30 p.m.; today residents, business owners, and lunchtime diners in the south of market area were forced to leave their food and work behind while PG & E began to make repairs. Police were involved in cordoning off streets and keeping traffic flow to a minimum in the surrounding area. Crocker’s Lockers located on Folsom near 10th tried to keep customers moving by walking outside the police perimeter to offer service. Cariann Lauria the manager of Crocker’s Lockers didn’t voice her personal frustration but said, “Ask my customers, they were pretty irate.” PG & E said that the gas was turned back on by 5:09 pm.