UPDATE (6:25 a.m.): Bakersfield Fire officials say the gas leak should be fixed and cleared a little after 7 a.m.
PG&E has started digging to fix the broken gas main.
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Multiple homes in East Bakersfield have been evacuated due to a gas leak Wednesday morning.
According to Bakersfield Fire, Pacific Gas & Electric crews were working to fix a light pole when they accidentally hit a gas line in the area of Columbus Street and Alturas Drive.
That caused a gas leak leading to the evacuation of eight homes in the area.
It's not known when the leak will be sealed.
