The original item was published from 8/23/2017 3:20:00 PM to 8/24/2017 12:00:00 AM.

News Flash

Police Department

Posted on: August 23, 2017

[ARCHIVED] UPDATE: GAS LEAK STOPPED - MCCORMICK LANE REOPENED

On 08-23-17 at 1:07 PM, the Police Department responded t 35 McCormick Lane to assist the Menlo Park Fire Department and PG&E with a gas line leak. Landscapers at this location severed a gas line.

PG&E stopped the leak and the roadways were reopened at 2:37 PM.

McCormick Lane was closed between Fair Oaks Lane and Burns Avenue during this incident. Watkins Avenue was not closed; the headline of the original news flash was not correct.

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Please avoid the area of Watkins Ave due to a road closure caused by a gas main break on McCormick Ave. Fire, Police, and PG&E are on scene and updates will be provided when the road is re-opened.