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Harvey County declares 14-day disaster after Fox Ridge gas smell; state, Sedgwick hazmat respond
Summary
County emergency management briefed commissioners on an intermittent underground gas release in the Fox Ridge subdivision and asked the board to approve a 14‑day local disaster declaration to access state and Sedgwick County hazmat resources; commissioners approved the proclamation and signed it.
Harvey County commissioners on Aug. 26 approved a proclamation declaring a local disaster emergency after emergency management reported an intermittent release of a flammable gas in the new Fox Ridge subdivision south of Newton.
County emergency management director Lee Miller briefed the board that Kansas Gas and the Newton Fire Department have been investigating a reported gas smell over the weekend and into Monday. Miller said the Office of the State Fire Marshal and Sedgwick County hazmat teams were on scene to provide subject‑matter…
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