Crews repair damaged gas line in Laredo; residents asked to stay indoors
Emergency crews are working on a gas line break near the Wright Ranch subdivision in Laredo after reports of a strong odor.
The Alamo Republican brief, from reporting by KGNS
Webb County
Emergency crews responded to a damaged gas line near the Wright Ranch subdivision in Laredo after reports of a strong odor, the Laredo Police Department said. The break happened in the 5500 block of Border Collie Drive.
Laredo Fire Department personnel and utility workers remain on the scene making repairs. Fire officials asked people to avoid the area or stay indoors in the Wright Ranch and Santo Niño neighborhoods while the odor lingers.
Written by The Alamo Republican from KGNS’s reporting, using only the facts in it. KGNS’s own headline: “Damaged gas line prompts warning in south Laredo neighborhoods”
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