A worker for K&R Plumbing last week accidentally cut through a gas line located three inches below the surface of Ninth Avenue last week.
The worker was cutting asphalt in the middle of the street with a rotary saw, said Fire Chief Mike Beaver. “The gas line was right under the asphalt.”
Firefighters blocked the street, notified neighbors and contacted Northwest Natural, he said. The natural gas was allowed to vent to the atmosphere.
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