POWAY, Calif. (CNS) - Repairs to the gas pipeline on Pomerado and Holland roads that forced people out of their homes in Poway on Friday have been completed, according to San Diego Gas & Electric.
SDG&E said the repairs were completed by 2 p.m. Saturday, and field crews started going door-to-door to restore gas service to customers "as quickly and safely as possible."
Earlier Saturday, at least 430 customers were waiting for their services to be restored.
About 530 homes were evacuated Friday, covering a roughly two-mile radius around the leak that occurred around 9:45 a.m. on Pomerado and Holland roads. The evacuation orders were lifted at about 5 p.m. Friday.
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The utility advised residents not to relight the pilot light themselves, saying employees will leave a callback number if residents are not home when utility crews visit.
The Poway Fire Department received a call at 9:48 a.m. Friday about a construction crew that was digging and struck a 4-inch gas main near the intersection of Pomerado Road and Holland Road.
Pomerado Road was closed from Leone Way to Vaughan Road. Powers Road and Frame Road were closed at Vaughan Road. Holland Road, Glenoak Road and Frame Road were also impacted. Some of the closures remained in effect even after the evacuation order was lifted Friday evening.
No injuries were reported.
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