A gas leak occurred in Castaic, California, in northern Los Angeles County, on Saturday, December 27. More than 14,000 people were required to shelter in place. Interstate 5 was shut down for several hours due to the gas leak, bottlenecking post-holiday traffic for several hours. ABC News reported that the leak was due to a ruptured gas line.
In Santa Clarita and in the San Fernando Valley people said they smelled a heavy odor. Authorities told the public that this odor was harmless. Regardless, workers in hazmat suits were deployed to the scene.
The shelter-in-place order was rescinded on Sunday.
A spokesperson for the fire department stated that there were no reported explosions or casualties related to the incident.
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