Evacuation Order Lifted in Old Town Goleta Due to Gas Leak
Hollister Avenue between Magnolia Avenue and Fairview Avenue in Old Town is back open and the evacuation order for residents in the 100 block of Orange Avenue has been lifted.
Crews completed a temporary repair to the damaged gas line that occurred at approximately 1:30 p.m. during Old Town Sidewalks construction project activities. Crews will work overnight to complete permanent repairs.
Update by edhat staff
An evacuation order was sent out to those in the 100 block of Orange Ave due to a gas leak.
This is in the Old Town area of Goleta where a construction crew hit a gas line.
All residences and adjacent buildings have been evacuated. There is no fire or injuries reported at this time. Crews are on the scene and en route to repair the line.
Hollister Avenue in both directions is closed between Magnolia and Fairview with traffic being diverted.
More information will be added as soon as it's available.
Santa Barbara Fire and Sheriff's personnel have closed Hollister Avenue between Fairview and Orange Avenues, effective at 2:15, due to a broken gas line. The closure is expected to last 2 to 3 hours to allow the company to make repairs.
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Aug 03, 2020 02:53 PMFrom the Sheriff's Office: "Traffic is diverted from the 100 block of Orange Ave in Goleta. Crews are on scene for a damaged gas line. Please avoid the area."
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Aug 03, 2020 02:54 PMEVACUATION ORDER for the 100 block of Orange Ave. Just got a scary alert on my phone.
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Aug 03, 2020 03:50 PMGood job TORO. lowest bid isn't always best contractor.
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Aug 03, 2020 06:04 PMMeh. Can't tell whose fault it is, could've been their utility locating subcontractor, could've been an unmarked line, could've been a screwup by Toro. All equally likely.
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Aug 03, 2020 06:14 PMConsidering the incident started at 1:34... an hour and a half lag before an alert is a little disheartening.