A reported gas leak Sunday that forced the evacuation of nine homes in Beaumont has been mitigated, authorities said.

The gas leak was reported about 3 a.m. at a home in the 1100 block of Palm Avenue and mitigated at 5:38 a.m., allowing residents to return to their homes, the Riverside County Fire Department reported.

There was no other information available.

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