TWO NEW MEXICO GAS COMPANY WORKERS ESCAPE INJURY WHEN A FIRE ERUPTS FROM A GAS LINE THEY WERE WORKING ON THE IN ALBUQUERQUE'S OLD TOWN AREA. IT HAPPENED WEDNESDAY ON CENTRAL AVENUE NEAR LAGUNA BLVD. THE ALBUQUERQUE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAYS, AT ONE POINT, FLAMES WERE SHOOTING 10 FEET INTO THE AIR.
NEARBY BUSINESSES WERE EVACUATED ALONG WITH A CITY BUS THAT WAS STUCK IN TRAFFIC NEAR THE SCENE. THE FIRE WAS QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED. CENTRAL AVENUE WAS CLOSED FOR A TIME, BUT IS NOW BACK OPEN.
