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The gas leak in Porter Ranch, California has been temporarily capped, according to the Southern California Gas Company.  Thousands of residents have had to evacuate their homes since the leak began last October, with huge numbers of residents complaining of illnesses linked to the gas leak at the utility’s Aliso Canyon facility. NBC reports: Residents complained of headaches, nausea, nosebleeds and other symptoms. Public health officials blame the ailments on an odorant added to the gas and have said there shouldn’t be long-term health problems.

An ‘invisible tsunami’ of methane gas has been pouring out from a broken well in Los Angeles, causing thousands to become ill as people’s lives and business’ have been turned upside down for over three months, as residents wait for the gas company to take action once and for all.  Huffingtonpost.com reports: The rotten-smelling air in and around the Porter Ranch community will begin to clear when the well is permanently sealed.