Oklahoma town evacuated over propane leak
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The town of Medford in northern Oklahoma is evacuating because of a propane leak at a hydrocarbon plant.
The evacuation advisory is for 3 p.m. for the town of nearly 1,000, about 120 miles north of Oklahoma City.
A spokesman for the American Red Cross of Central Oklahoma says the evacuation was prompted because windy weather was blowing the propane toward the town.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A shelter will open in nearby Wakita, and Red Cross spokesman Rusty Surette says residents should bring clothes, bedding, medication and identification.
The leak started Tuesday night at the ONEOK (WUHN'-ohk) plant, and it's shut down U.S. Highway 81 in Medford.
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