ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Bernalillo County Fire Rescue crews responded to a gas leak along Second Street north of Paseo Del Norte Tuesday evening. As of 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, the Bernalillo County Department of Emergency Management has lifted the shelter in place order for residents and businesses along 2nd Street between Paseo Del Norte and Ortega Road.
The gas leak has since been repaired and those who were evacuated may return to the area. The Bernalillo County Fire Department reports that the New Mexico Gas Company located the leak and had discovered that a gas line and a nearby sewer pipe had been pierced by some contractors who were working in the area…Read More