CHONGQING, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Emergency measures will be taken Monday to shut down the well hit by a gas leakage in Gaoqiao Town of Kaixian County, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality.

    "We are detailing the measures and making full preparations for the capping of the Luojia No. 2 gas well," said Liao Yongyuan, vice president of the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC).

    The gas leak area has been cordoned off. About 500 cubic meters of high-density slurry and 300 tons of cement have been trucked to the site.

    Zhou Mubing, vice mayor of Chongqing, said that workers were checking up if there were any other leakages within four kilometers of the leakage sites.

    "We are studying the possible consequences of the capping and trying to figure out how big the evacuation should be," said Zhou.

    The local government evacuated another 1,500 residents in Gaoqiao Sunday evening after around 10,000 who lived within one kilometer of the well had been evacuated.

    The leak was discovered at the well belonging to the CNPC's Sichuan Provincial Petroleum Administration on Saturday morning. No casualty has been reported.

    A gas leakage also occurred in Gaoqiao Town in December 2003, killing 243 people and leaving thousands injured. Enditem