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Residents of seven Newport Beach homes evacuated due to a methane leak last Thursday have been given the all-clear to return home.
The leak: City officials think the leak is coming from an uncapped oil well underneath a home in the area. Residents of the home moved out several months ago after crude oil began seeping up through the home’s foundation.
The home has been red-tagged by the city.
Newport Beach declared a local state of emergency due to the leak on Wednesday. An evacuation order was issued a day later…