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CABAZON — About 100 stores at Desert Hills Premium Outlets in Cabazon were evacuated this morning after a construction crew reportedly hit and ruptured an outdoor natural gas line. The rupture, which officials at first believed could be quickly mitigated, forced hundreds of store employees to wait in the area for an all-clear signal that had still not come more than seven hours after the leak […]
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JURUPA VALLEY — Reports of middle school students and faculty members smelling natural gas in two classrooms and a restroom forced the evacuation of all three rooms while Cal Fire, Southern California Gas and School District officials determined the source of the smell and rendered the situation safe. SEE SIMILAR: COACHELLA: 700 students evac’d after second RivCo middle school gas leak in 5 days […]
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INDIO — Reports of students at Shadow Hills High School in Indio suddenly “feeling ill from an unusual odor” brought a large response from the City’s Fire and Police personnel, who rushed to the aid of the sickened teens and worked to determined the source of the odor, Thursday afternoon, Oct. 5. Thursday’s incident was at least the fourth such recent emergency, where buildings […]
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Hemet police officers closed down all lanes of traffic on Florida Avenue, between S. Hamilton and S. Western Avenues during the ruptured gas main emergency. Melanie Lee photo HEMET- A major roadway through Hemet was shut down for several hours after a vehicle crashed into a high-pressure, above-ground, main gas line. Florida Avenue between S. Western and S. Hamilton […]
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CABAZON – A ruptured gas main forced the evacuation of several businesses and a restaurant, including the well-known Cabazon Dinosaurs museum and roadside attraction Wednesday, Jan. 4. The gas line was ruptured in the 50000 block of Seminole Drive in Cabazon. Firefighters and law enforcement officers responded to the scene of the ruptured gas line about 12:45 p.m., after a construction crew […]
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RIVERSIDE – Riverside police officials announced yesterday, Nov. 2, that they are seeking the public’s help in identifying a man who allegedly exposed himself to a gas station clerk last month. The incident happened Sunday, Oct. 16. The unidentified man entered the Shell Gas station located in the 3200 Block of Iowa at about 11:30 p.m. After purchasing a soda, […]
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