Photos: Sierra Jenkins

Around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon Humboldt Bay Fire responded to a reported gas leak at a residence on Cummings Road on the outskirts of Eureka.

The resident was landscaping with a post hole digger when he struck a gas line and then immediately called 911, Humboldt Bay Fire battalion chief Kent Hurlbert tells LoCO reporter Sierra Jenkins at the scene. The resident told emergency personnel that he was aware of the lines existence but his measurements were off. Luckily, the line was not fully severed and PG&E should be able to uncover and clamp it. 

The leak won’t affect neighbors and the light breeze should disperse the gas.