California Fuel Line Leak Stops Delivery to Las Vegas, Phoenix

A motorist fuels up at a gas station in Santa Cruz, Calif., on March 7, 2011. A leak in a fuel pipeline facility in California has forced a shutdown of deliveries of gasoline and diesel from Los Angeles to areas including Las Vegas and Phoenix. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Photo

A leak in a fuel storage and pipeline facility on Thursday in California forced a stop to fuel delivery to Las Vegas and Phoenix, Nevada, authorities said.

The pipeline company, named Kinder Morgan, that delivers petroleum products to Las Vegas and Phoenix areas said in a statement that a leak was discovered on Thursday afternoon in one of its stations near Los Angeles.