PORTLAND, Texas — A gas leak at a well site in Sunset Lake Park led to a mandatory evacuation of nearby neighbors this past Friday . The incident has prompted some community members to question the city's emergency response procedures.

The City of Portland posted about a minor gas leak at 11:06 p.m this past Friday, initially issuing a precautionary evacuation for residents and businesses within a 750-foot radius. By midnight, this had escalated to a mandatory evacuation.

"I was trying to verify it. I did not go to Facebook," one resident said.

Neighborhood News Reporter Victoria Balderrama spoke with a neighbor on Causeway Drive who didn't want to be on camera but showed us how close the well site is to her home.

"People heard it blow, we did not and some neighbors down the street h

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