(FOX40.COM) — Hundreds of people in several buildings in downtown Sacramento were evacuated Tuesday afternoon after construction crews ruptured a natural gas line, fire officials said.
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Construction crews hit a large natural gas line at the intersection of 11th Street and H Street around 1:40 p.m., according to the Sacramento Fire Department.
Roughly 1,000 people in four buildings — including the Cal EPA building — were evacuated, fire officials said.
PG&E is on scene making repairs, fire officials said.
This is a developing story.
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