Gas Station Line Hit

This is a good one – We hear this one a lot – “we don’t need locates, the owner has been here a long time and knows where all the utilities are located”

A local gas station was closed after the property owner cut a 2-inch gas line while digging.  Fire officials said the property owner was using a backhoe to dig into the hillside next to his business when he ruptured the line.  A fire official said there was no immediate danger outside the gas station area and the gas was turned off at the station.  The property owner said he has owned the land for more than 30 years and was not aware of the line’s location.   Read the story here