Multiple agencies are investigating after natural gas was detected in the new Fox Ridge housing development in Newton. Newton Fire/EMS says Kansas Gas Service crews are using vacuum trucks to remove gas from the ground to reduce any risk of ignition. Officials say homes in the area are not in danger, but the source of the gas remains unknown. The gas was first discovered Friday during a site survey near Southeast 10th and Logan. Kansas Gas Service later determined the gas is not coming from its utility lines.
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