COLUMBUS - Construction work ers struck a gas line during excavation, causing a loss of gas to areas south of Interstate 10 and the Holiday Inn on the north side of I-10 in Columbus. The Columbus Community Hospital and other medical buildings did not suffer a loss of gas or the potential for major damage because of the incident.
The gas leak occurred on June 20 about 11:30 a.m. on Shult Drive in Co -
lumbus, where the hospital and other medical buildings are located. The Colo- rado County Office of Emergency Man agement, Columbus VFD and Colorado County EMS responded to the gas leak. Streets were closed during the repair of the leak.
There were no injuries and the leak was contained. It did not pose a threat because of the fast response time to fix it.
