A ruptured gas line at a Temecula residence Wednesday prompted an evacuation of the home and shelter-in-place orders for surrounding properties.
The punctured line was reported at 10:35 a.m. in the 41300 block of Promenade Chardonnay Hills, near Rancho California Road, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.
The agency said several engine crews were sent to the location and encountered natural gas seeping from a breached main.
Firefighters evacuated the three occupants of the home and asked residents of six neighboring properties to remain indoors.
Sheriff’s deputies were requested to cordon off the street, while crews worked to mitigate the leak, according to reports from the scene.
SoCal Gas Co. technicians were summoned to make repairs. They arrived just after 11 a.m.
The cause of the rupture was not immediately known.