Gas leak leads to 8 evacuations in Caruthers, deputies say

CARUTHERS, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Eight homes were evacuated aft a state leak connected Friday night, the Fresno County Sheriff's Office and Cal Fire said.

Cal Fire says they responded to a state leak successful the 13000 artifact of South Marks Avenue successful Caruthers astir 6:15 p.m. Fifteen minutes later, the Fresno County Sheriff's Office besides responded to the determination to assistance Cal Fire successful evacuating 8 homes.

According to the Sheriff's Office, a idiosyncratic was digging betwixt their location and the thoroughfare erstwhile they deed a state line, creating a important state leak.

The Sheriff's Office besides says Southern California Edison had to respond to the telephone to statesman digging and instal a shut-off valve since the location did not person one. Cal Fire says its crews astatine the country cleared astatine astir 9:45 p.m., and evacuations were lifted. The roads astir the incidental are besides present open.

Because of this, Cal Fire officials punctual the nationalist to ever "call earlier you dig".