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2nd gas leak reported in Geneva, this one at Commons

Contractor hits 2nd gas line in unrelated incident

February 09, 2026 at 2:12 pm CST

Many of the stores in the Geneva Commons shopping center have closed in the face of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak. — FILE - Crews are responding to a natural gas line leak at Geneva Commons, where a contractor inadvertently hit the line. (Sandy Bressner)

Geneva firefighters responded to a second, unrelated natural gas leak Monday when a utility contractor struck a line while working at Geneva Commons, officials announced in a news release.

Crews already were working on the first gas line break Monday on East State Street, where a contractor inadvertently hit a line while working to relocated utilities for a renovation project.

The latest incident occurred about 1 p.m. in the 400 block of Geneva Commons, close to Camden Street south of Bricher Road.

The Fire Department has not needed to conduct any evacuations at this time. Residents who have concerns are welcome to call 911 to report the problem, according to the release.

Nicor crews were on the scene of the first natural gas leak on East State Street and hoped to have the repair completed Monday afternoon.

The Geneva Commons gas leak is expected to take several hours to repair.