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Written by Press staff report
Friday, 15 August 2008
A gas leak this morning caused the fire department to order no one to leave Monte Vista Middle and McKinley Elementary school campuses, as well as the Boys and Girls Club. Things are back to normal now, though. Pacific Gas and Electric Co., Tracy firefighters and construction crews examine the damage after the gas was shut off to a severed line on Lowell Avenue near the Boys and Girls Club. Glenn Moore/Tracy Press Crews working to install a city bus stop severed a 2-inch gas line at about 9:30 this morning. The fire department immediately ordered students not to leave the campuses at the nearby Monte Vista Middle School and McKinley Elementary School, as well as the Boys and Girls Club. A stretch of Lowell Avenue was also closed. By 10:10 a.m., however, restrictions were lifted and things were back to normal at the campuses. Firefighters said they could smell a heavy odor of natural gas rising from under a playground after crews from Sposeto Engineering, Inc., ripped through a gas line with a trencher. Set as favorite Bookmark Email This Hits: 651 Trackback(0) TrackBack URI for this entry Comments (9) Subscribe to this comment's feed Show/Hide comments ... written by Tracy RealNews , August 15, 2008 Why was that school built there? Where's that lady from Manteca? ... written by Concerned Parents , August 15, 2008 The fire Dept. ordered students NOT to leave? ... written by Thinker , August 16, 2008 Why are construction crews always ripping up gas mains? Where's the maps? This is serious business! ... written by Tracy RealNews , August 16, 2008 I'm wondering why the school was built near gas underground pipes? Or that this could have happened near a school! And where are all those Garamendi supporters who protested gas pipes all around town? Only when it is convenient for their favorite candidate? The last time there was a "gas pipe" issue at the City Council didn't Celeste Garamendi have someone who lives in Manteca deliver the letter to the Tracy City Council? Why does Garamendi's TRAQC send someone who lives outside Tracy to deliver letters to Tracy's City Council? Wasn't there a threat of a lawsuit against the City from Garamendi/Connolly on that same day? I read the article in the paper? But doesn't this sound dangerous? Wow! Where are they on this issue? What bothers me is what you don't hear from Garamendi! Thanks! ... written by Malcolm , August 17, 2008 It's hard to know if you're serious Skippy. But your comments are laughable. You'll stop at nothing to bash Celeste. There's a distinction between a 36" and 26" MAIN transmission natural gas line and a 2" distribution line you dolt. ... written by Tracy RealNews , August 17, 2008 Malcolm, Where is there bashing? Outright calling someone a "dolt" for asking questions gas lines? I am interested in safety. Once again you seem to be interested in more name calling. The gas pipes are dangerous near schools! My question was not even mentioning someone named Malcolm. Are you a safety expert? Or a name caller? I don' think that you work for a school or PGE. You would probably be more careful about these things. Instead of concerns for safety, is name calling what we can expect from Garamendi supporters??? ... written by Malcolm , August 17, 2008 Do you have some sort of notification system here? Get a life IVESmonger. ... written by amy , August 17, 2008 Doesn't any contractors read where the infrastructures are laid down??? Do your homework twice and do it right the first time!!! Blue prints, engineer reports, any reading done on it before taking up work in close proximity to schools or any place for that matter? Hope there would not be a repeat, not a funny matter! -amy ... written by amy , August 17, 2008 Just a thought, is there a copy of the infrastructure in Spanish and in Metric System? -amy This content has been locked. You can no longer post any comment. You must be logged in to post a comment. Please register if you do not have an account yet.
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