Exactly what broke the 34-inch transmission line was unclear, but a spokesperson for the utility on Sunday noted significant land movement was spotted near the break. AdvertisementFire and hazmat crews worked Saturday to seal the leak from the transmission pipeline as the smell of rotten eggs crept across large swaths of the Santa Clarita and San Fernando valleys. A strong smell of gas quickly reached L.A. County Fire Department Station 149, a mile down the road. After SoCalGas shut off both sides of the broken gas line, a hazmat task force worked with utility crews and firefighters to contain residual leaks. The shelter-in-place order was lifted around 9:50 p.m.SoCalGas received no reports of residential natural gas customers experiencing outages due to the rupture, the spokesperson said.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 28, 2025 03:09 UTC