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| Jan.19 |
Mill Valley |
Water Main Break Impacts Businesses  It was expected to take all day to fix a water break that left dozens of homes and businesses without water, and shut down a busy intersecti...
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| Jan.7 |
Mill Valley |
Water Main Rupture Floods Homes| A water main ruptured in a residential area, is flooding 5 homes and trapping a father and his two sons indoors | |
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| Oct.2 |
East Oakland |
Watermain Break Creates Sinkhole Map A watermain break left about 90 homes without water. It gave way about 1:00 am, causing a sink hole and gushing water
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| Sep.8 |
Martinez |
Hazmat Crew Dispatched To Gas Spill Map 4,000-gallon gasoline spill on Waterfront Road occurred around 2:30 p.m.
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| Sep.3 |
Treasure Island |
Water Main Broken After Pipe Burst Two apartment buildings are without water after a water main burst and spewed water in the street
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| Aug.23 |
Bernal Heights |
No water service for 6 hours A cement truck damaged a main water break exposed at a construction site
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| Jul.31 |
Vallejo |
Car Chase Causes Gas Leak The suspect was trying to make a turn and hit the gas meter. People evacuated from a half-dozen homes after a gas main break
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| Jul.12 |
Petaluma |
Major Gas Leak Caused Evacuations Dozens of businesses and residences were evacuated, after a backhoe operator at a construction site ruptured an 8-inch natural gas line
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1,200 rescued from cruise ship
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| Mar.29 |
North San Jose |
Hit-and-run triggers gas leak, evacuation The occupants of 36 units in a housing complex were waiting to return home as authorities sorted out a natural gas leak
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| Mar.8 |
San Francisco |
Reservoir Work Caused Water Outage| Seismic improvements at a major reservoir and a water-main break, temporarily resulted in a widespread shortage of water | | |
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| Feb.7 |
SF Downtown |
Explosion Triggers Gas Leak In Chinatown An explosion in an underground electrical vault caused natural gas to spew into the street
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Santa Cruz Chancellor jumps to her death
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| May.4 |
San Francisco |
Water Main Break Floods Streets Some 75,000 gallons were lost in the flooding in the city's southeast side
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| Jan.31 |
Cupertino |
5 Businesses Evacuated Due To Gas Leak Firefighters have evacuated 20 people from a shopping strip after a bobcat clipped a service gas line
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| Jan.26 |
SF Downtown |
Water main break closed Mission Street Street closure impacted Bay Bridge commuters, primarily those using the Fremont St. exit
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| Sep.18 |
San Mateo |
Water main broke
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| Sep.16 |
Los Gatos |
Street Closed By Gas Line Rupture The lengthy repair time is to part of the line being under a concrete block through which crews must drill
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| Jun.17 |
Lafayette |
Water Main Break Creates Havoc
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Richmond |
Water Main Break
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| May.27 |
San Jose Downtown |
Evacuations After Gas Line Rupture A construction crew ruptured a 4-inch line near the intersection of Fifth and Santa Clara st.
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| Feb.25 |
El Cerrito |
Water Main Break Leads To Pot Bust
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| Feb.9 |
Novato |
Broken Line Sends Gas into Neighborhood
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| Feb.6 |
Ingleside |
Residents flee, gas leak blamed
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| Jan.31 |
Oakland |
Gas leak evacuated 60 residents
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| Jan.18 |
Redwood City |
Block evacuated after leak at Kaiser
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| Jan.15 |
East San Jose |
Gas main break
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| Nov.15 |
San Jose Downtown |
Water main break
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| Oct.27 |
Fremont |
Water main break
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| Sep.22 |
Oakland |
Complains About Tap Water| A strong chemical smell and taste to the water was related to changes in the operation of the Claremont Tunnel | | |
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| Sep.13 |
Walnut Creek |
Water main break
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Grassfire Forces College Evacuation
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| May.25 |
Pleasant Hill |
Water line burst
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SARS countries students' ban eased
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| Apr.15 |
Pacifica |
Water Main Break, Possible Contamination| Residents are being told to boil their drinking water for at least the next 48 hours | |
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| Apr.8 |
SJC |
Gas Line Rupture Forces Detours| Construction crews ruptured a 4-inch gas line. Main access road was closed | |
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SF Downtown |
Gas Leak Forces Evacuations
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| Feb.18 |
Burlingame |
Broken Pipe Floods Historic Library A busted pipe drenched the building. Damage was estimated at about $250,000
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| Dec.26 |
SF Downtown |
Massive water main break
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| May.29 |
San Rafael |
Huge Water Main Break Closes Road
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| May.10 |
Hayward |
Gas Leak Shuts Down Mission Boulevard Traffic is backed up 30 minutes in both directions. 10 area businesses have been evacuated
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| Feb.11 |
Vallejo |
Gas leak forces evacuation
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| Nov.16 |
SF Downtown |
Hall of Justice Evacuated Strong gas smell
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| Apr.27 |
Vallejo |
Water Main Break Much of the city went without water for the afternoon after a underground water main broke
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