"PG&E confirmed that a gas leak had occurred near that location. A spokesperson, Tamar Sarkissian, told us that a PG&E crew was on-site by 11:15 p.m. the night of April 9 and after working for about two hours, stopped the flow of gas as 'safely and as quickly as possible' - by 1:32 a.m. Friday morning."
"The massive whooshing people heard on Thursday night was from air movers, contraptions using compressed air that PG&E crews deploy to remove gas from soil or pipes, preventing potential sparks that could ignite dangerous explosions."
"Other people in the neighborhood said they were upset that the utility company did not communicate with them about the leak."
A loud whooshing sound in Temescal at 11 p.m. last Thursday alerted residents to a gas leak. The sound was linked to a pipe replacement project. PG&E confirmed the leak and dispatched a crew, who stopped the gas flow by 1:32 a.m. Friday. They returned to remove residual gas over the weekend. Residents expressed frustration over a lack of communication from PG&E regarding the incident, with one neighbor disputing the timeline of PG&E's arrival and the source of the initial sound.
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