A damaged natural gas line has been repaired after prompting the evacuation of the College Creek Apartments construction site near the intersections of Harpst Street and L.K. Wood Boulevard. No injuries were reported and no other areas were evacuated.
The pipe was severed around 8:45 a.m. and personnel from the Arcata Fire Department, the University Police Department, PG&E and HSU’s Plant Operations immediately responded by closing the area to pedestrian traffic.
There were reports of natural gas odors being smelled around campus, but officials said there was no cause for concern as the odors posed no threat.
L.K. Wood Boulevard was partially closed to northbound traffic and was reopened within an hour of its closure.