Gas leak causes evacuation of Target store in Las Vegas
A natural gas leak caused the evacuation of a Target store in the western Las Vegas Valley, fire officials said Sunday.
Fire official Tim Szymanski said, via Twitter, that a natural gas leak occurred at 3:26 p.m. in a storage area at Target on 8750 W Charleston Blvd. after a gas line was “hit by equipment.”
The store was evacuated and there were no injuries, Szymanski said.
NATURAL GAS LEAK 3:26PM. TARGET 8750 W Charleston Bl. gas leak in storage area of store after gas line hit by equipment, store evac’d, @SWGas enroute, situation under control, no injuries, crews on stand- by until @SWGas arrives. #PIO1NEWS
— Las Vegas FireRescue (@LasVegasFD) October 25, 2020