A leaking oil well has left some San Antonio residents reluctant to spend time outside their homes. Neighbors say lingering gas fumes have persisted despite four attempts to re-plug it.
The smell has spread beyond their yards and into their homes. Residents worry about the effects on their families’ health.
Here’s what to know
Methane and hydrogen sulfide are escaping from a well first plugged in 2006, according to News 4 San Antonio. The well is in southwestern San Antonio’s Preserve at Medina neighborhood, near Highway 16.
Crystal Morales, whose sister lives down the street from the well, described how the fumes have affected nearby homes: “You’re just breathing it in sometimes. The smell goes in the house too, like through the cracks and stuff.”…