Dublin Whole Foods store evacuated, closed due to potential gas leak
Shoppers browse the produce section at Whole Foods Market grocery store in Dublin, California, June 16, 2017, June 16, 2017. On June 16, 2017, Amazon.com announced that it would acquire the upscale grocery chain. (Photo via Smith Collection/Gado/Gett
DUBLIN, Calif. - Shoppers and workers were evacuated from a Whole Foods grocery store in Dublin on Sunday morning due to a potential gas leak, announced the Alameda County Fire Department.
Fire officials were first dispatched to the store on 5200 Dublin Blvd. at 11:23 a.m. on reports of a possible gas leak in one of the refrigeration units.
Out of caution, crews evacuated the entire store, including 15 employees. Fire officials said there is no estimation of the amount of people who were evacuated as of Sunday afternoon. There were no reports of injury.
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Also on the scene were the fire department's hazardous materials team and health department officials.
Fire officials said that health officials will determine when the store is eligible to reopen.