Gas Leak Causes Businesses to Evacuate
By Gazette Staff Writers — Wednesday, January 19th, 2022
On Thursday, January 13th, 2022 at 7:40pm, Fillmore City Fire Department was dispatched to a hazardous condition call in the Super A Foods shopping center. Arriving fire crews reported a gas pipe that had been hit by construction workers while working on the sidewalk in front of the Laundromat. Fillmore Fire Chief Gurrola advised fire dispatch that seven businesses were evacuated for precaution. SoCal Gas was requested to respond to the scene; Ventura County Fire Station 27 crews were also dispatched to the call. The gas was shut down by 8:15 pm; fire crews were clear by 9:00pm. Photos courtesy Angel Esquivel—AE News.
On Thursday, January 13th, 2022 at 7:40pm, Fillmore City Fire Department was dispatched to a hazardous condition call in the Super A Foods shopping center. Arriving fire crews reported a gas pipe that had been hit by construction workers while working on the sidewalk in front of the Laundromat. Fillmore Fire Chief Gurrola advised fire dispatch that seven businesses were evacuated for precaution. SoCal Gas was requested to respond to the scene; Ventura County Fire Station 27 crews were also dispatched to the call. The gas was shut down by 8:15 pm; fire crews were clear by 9:00pm. Photos courtesy Angel Esquivel—AE News.