Gas leak closes Corby Avenue for two hours

A construction crew struck a natural gas line around 2:40 p.m. Monday while working in the street in front of Hansel Volkswagen, authorities said.|
BILL SWINDELL
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

A gas leak shut down Corby Avenue along Auto Row for about two hours Monday.

A construction crew struck a natural gas line around 2:40 p.m. while working in the street in front of Hansel Volkswagen, said Paul Lowenthal, assistant fire marshal for the Santa Rosa Fire Department.

PG&E crews immediately were dispatched to the scene at 2900 block of Corby Avenue and sealed the leak by 4:05 p.m., company spokeswoman Deanna Contreras said. Construction workers were installing new telecommunications lines in the area when they struck the two-inch plastic gas line, she said.

Traffic resumed on the street by 5 p.m., according to the Santa Rosa Police Department.

You can reach Staff Writer Bill Swindell at 707-521-5223 or bill.swindell@pressdemocrat.com. On Twitter @BillSwindell.

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