Gas leak leads to evacuation on far Westside

Several homes were evacuated in the Tucson Estates community on the city’s far west side on Monday after a demolition company accidentally sheared off a gas meter, according to Drexel Heights Fire Department.

Crews were called to 5433 West Box R Street after a trailer being demolished collapsed onto a gas meter, breaking it off before the shutoff valve, Drexel Heights said.

They arrived to find a construction worker attempting to control the flow of gas from the damaged line…

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