Call 811 to stop the rise in preventable natural gas line strikes

SAN DIEGO – Unsafe digging from construction and landscaping activities resulted in more than 400 gas leaks locally last year, prompting San Diego Gas & Electric to urge residents and contractors to call 811 before starting work to have underground utilities marked out.

Hitting a gas line can result in a serious safety hazard, fires, property damage, loss of utility service, costly repairs and fines. Gas leaks also cause a wide-range of inconveniences to the public including service outages and closed streets and places a strain on emergency personnel.

According to the Common Ground Alliance’s...