Downtown Fresno building evacuated after gas leak at construction site

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Fresno firefighters responded to a gas leak near the Fresno County Jail expansion construction site in downtown Fresno.

Officials say the Crocker Building on F Street, which houses the Fresno County Public Defender's Office and is west of the construction site, was briefly evacuated. Authorities have cleared the area for people to return to the building.
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PG&E crews were able to stop the leak that was caused after an excavator hit a gas line.
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Officials say no inmates needed to be evacuated from the Fresno County Jail, which is east of the construction site.

This is a developing story.