Residents near Caltech were evacuated Friday morning after a report of a gas line break.

Residents near Cordova Street and Chester Avenue reported a strong gas odor for several blocks around, said Lisa Derderian, spokeswoman for the Pasadena Fire Department. Caltech owns a few of the evacuated buildings.

Utility workers were at the scene of the two-inch gas line leak as of 11 a.m. Friday.

-- Adolfo Flores, Times Community News

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