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# Building evacuated after gas leak reported
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/building-evacuated-after-gas-leak-reported/
- Published: 2002-07-20T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T00:33:19.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Business, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

A medical office building at 20th Street and Santa Monica Boulevard was evacuated early Friday morning because of a natural gas leak.

At about 8 a.m., a building in the 2000 block of Santa Monica Boulevard was cleared out by the Santa Monica Fire Department after construction crews inadvertently cut a natural gas line. A SMFD engine company was on the scene within four minutes. A total of 28 fire department members responded to the scene, along with several gas company representatives. The gas line was shut down at 8:32 a.m., and the building reopened at 8:40 a.m. There were no reported injuries. If you suspect a natural gas leak or smell natural gas, call 911, evacuate the area and avoid operating light switches.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on July 20, 2002.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/072002.pdf?ref=smdp.com)