W.Va. residents return home after voluntary evacuation
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BELLE, W.Va. (AP) – Residents in a Kanawha County community are returning home after voluntary evacuating due to a potential mine blowout.
The state Department of Environmental Protection said Saturday families began returning to their homes as conditions at a Hughes Creek-area mine have stabilized.
About 150 homes were affected by the “voluntary evacuation” late Friday night.
State officials said water flow from the old coal mine was returned to about the same rate as before Friday’s heavy rains. Kanawha County emergency officials were advised that there is nothing to indicate an imminent threat.
While only a few homes are near the mine, officials had said other roads could be covered by water and debris and cut off from emergency services.
Mine discharge has been monitored since it started last Sunday.