Crash severs gas line in downtown Las Vegas
A crash caused a gas leak Wednesday afternoon in downtown Las Vegas, the Metropolitan Police Department said.
At about 4 p.m., police responded to the crash at 801 Las Vegas Boulevard South and determined that a car had hit a gas meter before fleeing the scene, Metro spokesman Jay Rivera said.
Las Vegas Fire and Rescue arrived at the scene at about 4:15 p.m., Fire Department spokesman Tim Szymanski said. The Fire Department notified Southwest Gas, which is now investigating.
Natural gas was still leaking into the air as of 4:20 p.m., Rivera said, adding, “Everyone is pretty lucky there isn’t a fire right now.”
Southwest Gas secured the leak by 5:30 p.m., spokeswoman Sonya Headen said.
There are no reported injuries.
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