Crime & Safety
Cause Still A Mystery in Downtown Walnut Creek Gas Odor
The smell was first reported at 8:30 a.m., causing a brief evacuation of Las Lomas High School
The cause is still underdetermined of a strong odor of natural gas that drifted through downtown Walnut Creek this morning.
Police say the odor was first reported at 8:30 a.m. The smell had dissipated by 9:15 a.m. from Walnut Creek. It drifted over Pleasant Hill, but the odor has also disappeared from that town.
Tamar Sarkissian, a spokeswoman for PG&E, said utility crews have determined there was no gas leak from their facilities or pipelines. There was also no PG&E work nearby that could caused the odor.
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Students at were evacuated to the football field about 8:40 a.m. as a precaution. They were allowed to return to their classrooms shortly after 9 a.m.
Students atalso smelled the gas.
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Bay City News Service contributed to this report.
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