Dozens of residents have been evacuated in Sherman Heights after a car crashed into a gas line causing a leak overnight.
The car took off after crashing into the gas line at 25th Street and Imperial Avenue at about 3 a.m.
More than 40 people were evacuated from an elderly care facility and two residences due to the rupture but the majority of the residents were allowed to return home within the hour, the San Diego Police Department said.
Eight San Diego Gas & Electric customers would remain evacuated while the utility company made repairs, SDPD said.
The residents were taken to SDPD central division, which was located across the street from the evacuated buildings, until they could receive aid from San Diego/Imperial County Red Cross.
The road near 28th Street and Imperial Avenue would remain closed for about four hours while repairs were conducted.
The gas line was expected to be working by 8 a.m., SDPD said.
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