Shopping center in Fountain evacuated after a gas line was hit
Published: Jan. 10, 2022 at 4:57 PM MST|Updated: Jan. 11, 2022 at 6:55 AM MST
FOUNTAIN, Colo. (KKTV) - A shopping center in Fountain was evacuated on Monday after a gas line was hit.
Just before 4 p.m. the Fountain Fire Department was called to an area on the north side of the city. The Safeway off Cross Creek and Fountain Mesa Road, along with surrounding stores, was forced to evacuate due to the gas leak. According to the public information officer with the city of Fountain, some crews doing construction in the area may have been responsible for breaking the line.
According to officials with the city of Fountain, the line was repaired by 6:20 p.m. and the shopping center was opening back up.
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