Amarillo Globe-News

[As investigators and work crews descended Friday on the site of the massive explosion in Bushland, the community rallied around the family whose home was destroyed in the blast by offering donations, clothes and support.

[Yep, it was warm in Amarillo on Friday - warmer than it has been on Nov. 6 in 100 years.

[Bushland residents said they thought they were being bombed.

[BUSHLAND - As the sun set Thursday, crews in more than 30 Atmos Energy trucks tried to restore natural gas service to homes while investigators started looking for the cause of the fireball that lit the sky early in the morning.

[A 700-foot fire geyser lit the night sky around Bushland Thursday morning.

Update on Bushland fire from this morning. Bushland schools delayed an hour.

Bushland residents at about 5 this morning were allowed to return to their homes, some four hours after a natural-gas explosion rocked the city.

A massive fireball with flames shooting 700 feet into the air erupted shortly after 1 this morning in Bushland, forcing the evacuation of residents, destroying at least one home, and lighting up the night sky for miles.