Update as of 10:35 a.m., October 3
At approximately 9:40 a.m., SDG&E field technicians began the process of re-lighting pilot lights for roughly 160 affected customers.
We appreciate our customers’ patience as we work to restore service.
Update as of 8:00 a.m., October 3
SDG&E crews worked through the night and early morning to safely control the gas leak and make repairs to the damaged gas line.
We are on schedule to restore service this morning. Our field technicians will be going door-to-door to re-light pilot lights for roughly 160 affected customers starting around 9:30 a.m. The re-lights are expected to be completed in three to four hours.
All evacuation orders have been lifted. Additionally, the power line in the area was re-energized at approximately 5 a.m.
We appreciate our customers’ patience as we work to restore service.
Update as of 2:45 a.m., October 3
Our crews controlled the gas at 1:30 a.m. The next step is to purge all residual gas out of the damaged gas line, develop a repair plan and then a restoration plan.
We have approximately 100 utility workers on scene who are working as safely and as quickly as possible to make repairs and restore service.
Repairs will take place through the night. Our goal is to start re-lighting pilot lights Thursday morning.
To minimize the number customers who could be impacted by loss of natural gas service, SDG&E brought in compressed natural gas trailers. The trailers were hooked up to the natural gas lines to maintain pressure, while repair was being done on the damaged line.
As a result, the number of customers impacted has been minimized to about 160. Previously, it was estimated that up to 1,000 customers could lose natural gas service.
A unified command has been established with San Diego Police, San Diego Fire-Rescue, San Diego Lifeguards and SDG&E crews.
The cause of the gas line break is under investigation. Our focus right now is to get the damage repaired so we can restore service and people can return to their homes.
For updates, visit sdge.com/outage.
Update as of 10:30 p.m., October 2
The safety of our community is our highest priority as our crews work to control a gas leak at Yarmouth Court and Strandway in Mission Beach, where a natural gas line was damaged earlier today by a third party.
We estimate that our crews will have the gas controlled by midnight. We have approximately 100 utility workers on scene who are working as safely and quickly as possible to make repairs and restore service.
Due to the incident, it is possible that up to 1,000 customers will lose natural gas service as we repair the damaged line, but we are working to find ways to minimize the customer impact. Our goal is to start re-lighting pilot lights tomorrow.
Our focus remains on repairing the damaged gas line and safely restoring service so people can return to their homes. The cause of the gas line break is under investigation.
For the safety of the repair crews, we have de-energized a power line in the area and as a result, approximately 374 customers are affected.
We appreciate our customers’ patience as we work to restore service.
Update as of 5:30 p.m., October 2
The safety of our community is our highest priority as our crews work to control a gas leak at Yarmouth Court and Strandway in Mission Beach, where a natural gas line was damaged earlier today by a third party.
We estimate that our crews will have the gas controlled by 10 p.m. We have approximately 55 utility workers on scene who are working as safely and quickly as possible to make repairs and restore service.
Due to the incident, it is possible that up to 1,000 customers will lose natural gas service as we repair the damaged line, but we are working to find ways to minimize the customer impact. Our goal is to start re-lighting pilot lights tomorrow.
Our focus remains on repairing the damaged gas line and safely restoring service so people can return to their homes. The cause of the gas line break is under investigation.
For the safety of the repair crews, we have de-energized a power line in the area and as a result, approximately 374 customers are affected.
We appreciate our customers’ patience as we work to restore service.