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San Clemente Villages evacuated after gas leak near El Colegio Road and Camino Pescadero in Isla Vista Monday

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May 18, 2026 2:05 pm
Published 2:10 pm

ISLA VISTA, Calif. (KEYT) – Graduate student housing along El Colegio Road was evacuated after a nearby gas line was severed near the intersection of El Colegio and Camino Pescadero Monday.

According to the UC Santa Barbara Police Department, the evacuations included the San Clemente Villages and officers responded to the scene.

Fire crews with the Santa Barbara County Fire Department also responded to the scene while utility response is on the way to the scene added the fire agency.

This is an evolving emergency response and more information will be added to this article as it is received.

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