“I took a drive down to the sinkhole area to make sure it wasn’t anything to do with that,” Heilig told reporter Deborah Dupré in an email . --That whole area is hazy," Heilig wrote. “Almost like fog, but its not foggy anywhere else."
-- The sinkhole is engulfing the entire 1-mile by 3-mile Napoleonville Salt Dome, according to at least one lifetime resident of the area
-- Methane gas leaks are spreading throughout the south Louisiana area
-- Speculations are increasing that methane is the mysterious "powerful underground force" wreaking havoc in south Louisiana, including the sinkhole disaster area.
-- Fear is growing for the very grim possibility that a methane gas bubble, 15 to 20 miles in diameter, could indeed rupture the sea floor and escape with unimaginable

Sinkhole explosive methane officially life threatening, residents not told

October 6, 2012
By: Deborah Dupre
[link to www.examiner.com]