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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - Seven homes on Newport Beach 's Balboa Peninsula remain under mandatory evacuation orders as crews work to mitigate a hazardous methane gas leak.

What we know:

A local emergency was declared by the city on Wednesday after methane gas and oil were detected at a residential property.

The leak is believed to be caused by oil seeping from an abandoned well located beneath the home at 3606 Marcus Avenue.

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That property, along with six others in the immediate vicinity, were all "red-tagged," meaning they were officially declared temporarily uninhabitable.

Crews are actively working on mitigation efforts to address the hazardous situation.

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