MENIFEE (CNS) - A car crashed into a house in a Menifee neighborhood
today, triggering a gas leak that prompted precautionary evacuations.
The crash was reported about 11:15 a.m. in the 26000 block of Berkey
Court, near Sun City Boulevard, according to the Riverside County Fire
Department.
The agency said that multiple engine crews were sent to the location
and found the vehicle into the structure, where a natural gas main was ruptured
due to the impact.
One person was inside the residence at the time of the crash but was
not injured, nor was the motorist, according to officials.
The property and surrounding houses were evacuated as a precaution
because of the gas leak.
SoCal Gas Co. technicians were summoned and began making repairs an
hour later. However, as of 2:45 p.m., th
