Evacuation lifted near Reno County gas plant rocked by blast
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HAVEN, Kan. (AP) — Authorities are allowing people to return to their homes near a Reno County gas plant a day after an explosion rocked the plant and led to a fire there. Television station KSN reports that officials lifted the evacuation order Friday morning after about 90 people were evacuated Thursday and sent to hotels for the night. Fire and emergency management crews were called to the Haven Midstream plant Thursday afternoon for an explosion and fire. Two people suffered minor injuries and were taken to a Wichita hospital. Residents within a 2-mile radius of the plant were evacuated following the explosion. The plant is located near Haven, which is about 33 miles northwest of Wichita. Kansas Highway 96 near the plant was also closed by has since mostly reopened.