Natural Gas Leak Shuts Down Cantonment Neighborhood

October 29, 2018

A natural gas leak due to a broken gas main  shut down a Cantonment neighborhood Monday afternoon.

A contractor struck a natural gas line in the area of Booker and Webb Streets in Cantonment about 1:10 p.m. A cloud of gas was visible escaping from the broken main.

At least two homes were evacuated, and traffic was blocked from entering the area as a precaution. There were no reported injuries.

Pensacola Energy stopped the leak about 1:45 p.m.  The Cantonment Station of Escambia Fire Rescue and the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office responded.

NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Barbour, click to enlarge.

Comments

2 Responses to “Natural Gas Leak Shuts Down Cantonment Neighborhood”

  1. Southbound on October 30th, 2018 4:56 am

    Didn’t this just happen a week or so ago on Chemstrand and 95A?
    Call 811 before you dig. If the utility locators are wrong, and they are at times, it covers the butt on the excavator.

  2. Mike Honcho on October 29th, 2018 4:48 pm

    Wonder if it’s the same cure that busted the other one