A West Fort Worth Gas Well Incident Sent Residents Searching For Answers. They've Had Trouble Finding Any.

Arlington TX

09 May, 2022

7:31 PM

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By Haley Samsel, Fort Worth Report May 9, 2022 At first, residents living near the Home Run natural gas drilling site in west Fort Worth thought the mist they could see from their windows was a welcome rain. About 10 a.m. on April 25, small business consultant Tiffany Myles realized it wasn't typical precipitation. From her townhome across the street, she could hear a loud roaring noise at the TEP Barnett site, which sits right behind the Fairview Retirement Community apartment complex on 7832 Chapin Road. By the time she left to pick up her daughters from school at 3 p.m. that Monday afternoon, the mist was thicker and emitted a disturbing smell. The Myles family cars were covered in the substance, which had solidified and became difficult to remove. She compared it to an ice storm covering everything in its path. "The smell was like tooth enamel burning," Myles said. "I was walking with a cup of water, and when I got in the car and went to drink, it was salty and bitter. My husband even tasted some of the spray to see what it was, and it made his tongue burn." To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.