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Apr 28, 2009 10:28 am US/Pacific

Ruptured Walnut Creek Gas Main Repaired

WALNUT CREEK (BCN) ― Pacific Gas and Electric Co. crews have repaired a gas main that was ruptured earlier Tuesday morning in Walnut Creek and the area has been reopened, PG&E spokeswoman Tamar Sarkissian said.

Shortly before 8:20 a.m., a construction crew broke a 2-inch natural gas main near the intersection of Las Juntas Way and Oak Road, Sarkissian said.

Contra Costa County Sheriff's spokesman Jimmy Lee said the break prompted the evacuation of a nearby school, some office buildings and a condominium complex.

A day care center was also evacuated, Sarkissian said.

The line was repaired and the area was declared safe at 10:30
a.m., Lee said.

No injuries or explosions were reported in connection with the break.

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