An evacuation order has been lifted for several homes near the state Franchise Tax Board after a gas leak Wednesday, authorities said. The evacuation order was for homes north of Folsom Boulevard along Salina Way and west of Mira Del Rio Drive, the Sacramento Office of Emergency Services said. People in the Franchise Tax Board were not told to evacuate. Folsom Boulevard has re-opened from Mayhew Road to Butterfield Way, the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office said in an update shortly before 5 p.m. Pacific Gas and Electric Co. was called to the scene to crimp the line, Sac Metro Fire said. The gas leak happened as a private contractor was doing trenching work near Folsom Boulevard and Mira del Rio Drive and hit an unmarked gas line, Sac Metro Fire said. The leak involved three separate breaks in the line. Video from Sac Metro Fire shows buckled asphalt and escaping gas. This is a developing story. Stay with KCRA 3 for the latest.

An evacuation order has been lifted for several homes near the state Franchise Tax Board after a gas leak Wednesday, authorities said.



The evacuation order was for homes north of Folsom Boulevard along Salina Way and west of Mira Del Rio Drive, the Sacramento Office of Emergency Services said. People in the Franchise Tax Board were not told to evacuate.


Folsom Boulevard has re-opened from Mayhew Road to Butterfield Way, the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office said in an update shortly before 5 p.m.

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**UPDATE: Roadways open in all directions. Cone patterns for traffic control. Please use caution. Evacuees free to return home. — Sacramento Sheriff (@sacsheriff) June 12, 2019

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. was called to the scene to crimp the line, Sac Metro Fire said.

The gas leak happened as a private contractor was doing trenching work near Folsom Boulevard and Mira del Rio Drive and hit an unmarked gas line, Sac Metro Fire said.

The leak involved three separate breaks in the line.

Video from Sac Metro Fire shows buckled asphalt and escaping gas.

This is a developing story. Stay with KCRA 3 for the latest.