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San Diego police closed streets and evacuated homes in the Golden Hill neighborhood of San Diego due to a gas leak Tuesday evening, according to the agency.
Personnel closed Broadway between 27th and 28th streets and called for a few evacuations that were lifted shortly thereafter, according to San Diego Police Department Officer John Buttle.
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WATCH HEREConstruction workers struck an unmarked gas line near 2735 Broadway around 6:21 p.m., causing the gas leak, SDPD said.
San Diego Fire-Rescue Department and SDPD contained the gas leak by about 7:30 p.m. and were working on repairs.
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SIGN UP Four engines, two trucks, two battalion chiefs and a total of 26 personnel were assigned to handle the incident.
