A RUPTURED GAS LINE PROMPTED THE EVACUATION OF 4 CARMEL HOMES ON FRIDAY. OFFICIALS SAY A CONTRACTOR DOING WORK ON A HOTEL NEAR HIGHWAY 1 BETWEEN 11TH AND 12TH AVENUES BROKE A 3 INCH GAS PIPELINE. NEARBY RESIDENTS WERE EVACUATED WHILE P-G and E CREWS WERE CALLED IN TO FIX THE LEAK. THE AREA WAS DECLARED SAFE AROUND 4 P-M. THE INCIDENT RAISED ALREADY HIGH TENSIONS BETWEEN CITY LEADERS AND P-G-and E WHICH ARE INVOLVED IN A LEGAL DISPUTE OVER A CARMEL HOME EXPLOSION 6 MONTHS AGO.
