[Ed. note — All photos and cutlines ©Mark McKenna. Check him out.]

Firefighters from the Humboldt Bay Fire Protection District evacuated several businesses in Eureka after a gas main was severed by crews working on a sewer line.

A firefighter from Humboldt Bay Fire Protection District provides cover while a crewman from PG&E works to clamp a severed gas line in the parking lot of Humboldt Bay Trade and Pawn in Eureka.

Crewmen from PG&E work to repair a severed gas line in Eureka.

A crewman from PG&E works on a severed gas line

A PG&E worker checks gas levels at the Cristie Motel in Eureka following a gas main break.

Crewmen from PG&E work to repair a severed gas line in Eureka.