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Gas leak forced evacuations, road closures in Carlsbad

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A Friday afternoon gas leak forced authorities to close stretches of Carlsbad Village Drive and Carlsbad Boulevard, and evacuate nearby buildings for several hours.

The Carlsbad Police Department announced initial road closures and evacuations in a post on X at 3:23 p.m.

Stretches of westbound Carlsbad Village Drive and northbound Carlsbad Boulevard were closed and the two roads were gradually reopened until 8:30 p.m., according to CPD. Police asked drivers and pedestrians to avoid the area.

Police said a delivery driver backed into an ice machine that knocked a gas meter off the wall of a building.

No injuries have been reported.

This story will be updated as we learn new information.

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