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Douglas residents react to Chesapeake Energy gas leak

Wyoming Public Radio | By Willow Belden
Published April 27, 2012 at 4:14 PM MDT
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This week, there was an explosion at an oil rig near Douglas. Natural gas spewed from the well, and about 50 people were evacuated from their homes. Wyoming Public Radio’s Willow Belden visited Douglas shortly after the accident and put together this montage of residents’ reactions.

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