According to city officials, a fiber optic company hit a gas main in the area of H Street and 9th Street in Floresville around 1:35p.m. The gas may have backed up into a home causing an explosion. The City of Floresville posted that residents in the area should avoid H and 9th street. They also said Hospital Boulevard between Old 181 and Business Loop 181 is temporarily closed.
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