Gas leak closes Olympia Transit Center
A natural gas leak closed the Olympia Transit Center for about an hour Tuesday morning, according to the Olympia Fire Department.
Olympia fire crews responded to the downtown bus station about 9:20 a.m. after a construction crew in the area damaged a gas line with a backhoe, Fire Chief Greg Wright said.
No injuries were reported, Wright said. However, during the leak some people in the area were told to shelter in place, he said.
Puget Sound Energy crews capped the damaged line and the transit center reopened about 10:30 a.m., Wright said.
This story was originally published July 30, 2019 at 10:22 AM.
Rolf Boone
The Olympian