A gas line break forced evacuations Thursday night in the Indian Hills subdivision in Lexington, Missouri.

The leak left residents shaken just five months after a similar incident led to a deadly home explosion that killed a 5-year-old child and severely injured two others.

Residents returned home to find notices on their doors and utility markers scattered throughout the neighborhood.

Brenda Dady lives near the break.

Yeah, it was a little scary, you know," Dady said. "But were safe now.

The incident brought back painful memories from April when a fiber optic company working in the area hit a gas line.

Three hours later, a home at 19th and Jefferson exploded.

"It's getting pretty sad around here," said Mark Swafford, Lexington resident. "Things are happening, and nobody seems to ca

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