Car severs gas meter on South Lake Tahoe home
Submitted by paula on Sat, 06/24/2017 - 7:13pm
South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue is at a home on Chonokis Street this evening after the driver of a car hit the home's gas meter, shearing it completely off its base according to Battalion Chief Tim Spencer.
As of 7:00 p.m., SLTFR was at the scene, waiting for Southwest Gas to arrive to shut the gas off. In the meantime, the fire department was able to plugged the line temporarily.
Nobody was home in the neighboring properties so just one person was evacuated. They will remain out of their home unless Southwest arrives.
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