A ruptured gas pipe threatened residents and business owners of San Francisco, yesterday afternoon.
Police cordoned off areas surrounding Folsom and 11th St., shutting down a 4-block area, after a private construction crew severed the gas pipe with a backhoe. A PG&E worker said the crew was trying to repair sewer lines when the two-inch underground pipe was punctured, a little before 12:30 p.m.
The incident brought traffic to a halt, and an irate crowd of people stood around the edge of the areas observing. Their frustration was justified, seeing as though at least 100 people were forced to evauate the area. Aside form residents, many were business owners and their customers.
Carlann Lauria, who manages Crocker's Lockers, a self-storage company on Folsom near 10th St. said, "Ask my cutomers. They were pretty irate." The shut down, however did not completely halt business; employess kept busy by collecting payment checks from customers outside police perimeters.
Manager Samantha Feldman, of Wa-Ha-Ka restaurant, was also affected by the gas pipe rupture. She saids her retsaurant lost about 500 dollars in business when employees and patrons were asked to evacuate.
According to PG&E, the gas was turned back on at 5:09 p.m. the same day.
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The word "threatened" doesn't really tell me much, and San Francisco is really big so that doesn't narrow it down much either. Why not use some of the specifics from P2/3 to make your lead more informative?
Some specifics you could include in your lead (pick one or two):
* police shut down a 4-block area
* at least 100 people were forced to evacuate the area
* brought traffic to a halt
* South of Market area
Don't insert your opinion in the story, e.g., "Their frustration was justified...." Let your reader decide that.
Please proofread. I spotted several typos and AP style errors.
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