Los Angeles Fire Dept. reports natgas pipeline rupture at Woodland Hills

[December 11, 2018]    (Reuters) - An underground natural gas pipeline ruptured due to an overturned vehicle causing a leak in the Woodland Hills area of Los Angeles, the city's fire department reported on its website on Monday.

Southern California Gas Co was expected to secure the leak, the department said, adding the incident did not cause a fire and evacuation.

(Reporting by Eileen Soreng in Bengaluru; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)

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