Ruptured Natural Gas Line Prompts Evacuation Of 8 Rancho Mirage Homes

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RANCHO MIRAGE (CBSLA) - Residents in eight Rancho Mirage area homes were evacuated Saturday after a natural gas line was struck during construction work.

The rupture was reported at 8:47 a.m. in the 71900 block of Magnesia Falls Drive, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.

Fire officials said crews from SoCalGas were on scene fixing the two-inch natural gas pipe.

Magnesia Falls Drive was closed between Highway 111 and San Gorgonio Road while the repairs were being made.