Residents Wait To Go Home After Milford Fire
Hundreds of families in Milford still cannot return to their homes on Friday after a pipeline explosion on Thursday forced an evacuation of the entire North Texas city.
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Hundreds of families in Milford still cannot return to their homes on Friday after a pipeline explosion on Thursday forced an evacuation of the entire North Texas city.
Keyshia Smith heard the explosion and watched flames rise just beyond her porch. She says, a sheriff's deputy arrived. "Banging on the door saying, '...The pipeline is under your house. You need to go before your house explodes.'"
Deputies are keeping residents out of the town of Milford. Roadblocks are up at every entrance -- on the other side environmental agencies are busy testing air quality. Workers told CBS 11 News crew's initial tests show the air is not toxic.
Some residents in the North Texas city of Milford are being evacuated after an explosion on Thursday morning.
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