Shelter-in-place order lifted in SF’s Haight after gas leak

“This all started around noon, a construction crew which is unrelated to PG&E was doing some work in the area when that crew hit a 2-inch plastic line,” said Andrea Menniti, a spokeswoman for the Pacific Gas and Electric Company.

The streets around the leak were closed to foot and vehicle traffic during the leak, and people where the gas fumes were detected were asked to shelter in place, police advised at 12:13 p.m.

Menniti said PG&E is investigating whether the crew called 811 — a free service that marks underground pipelines in advance of construction projects — before they started digging.

Damage to underground pipelines is the number one risk facing PG&E’s gas system,” Menniti said, “so we are trying to educate the public about the importance of calling 811.