Ruptured Gas Line Prompts Evacuations in Industrial Area
A gas pipe spewing benzene, methane and hexane forced some employees to evacuate their office in Ventura and others to remain inside Wednesday, the county Fire Department said.
A tractor from Valley Crest Construction Co. in Goleta ruptured a 2- to 3-inch natural gas line at Avera Petroleum Co. about 11 a.m. in the 3800 block of Ventura Avenue.
Firefighters were dispatched to maintain a water “curtain” while employees from Avera shut down the leak.
The leak was contained at 12:50 p.m.
The building was evacuated, and employees and residents of structures downwind were asked to stay inside while firefighters handled the leak.
No roads were closed.
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