Gas leak leads to evacuation

Dripping Springs

Moses Leos III on May 31, 2017

The sound of what some felt mirrored a jet engine broke through the normally quiet area near the Preserve subdivision in Dripping Springs after an 8-inch gas main was ruptured Friday.

Scott Collard, North Hays County Fire Rescue chief, said no one was injured in the accident, which shut down U.S. Highway 290 in Dripping Springs for several hours. The event also triggered the evacuation of several residents who live in the Hays Country Acres subdivision, as well as several area businesses, includ...

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