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Poll_Blind

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13. Yeah, I just caught that earlier today- 42 buildings! You know, I had read that they...

Reply to Bombero1956 (Reply #12)

Sun Nov 25, 2012, 03:22 AM

Nov 2012

...were planning on sounding the all-clear and letting people back in when the blast occurred. I don't know if that's still accurate but if it is, it looks like a huge tragedy in human terms was averted.

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Downtown Springfield building explodes following gas leak [View all] Poll_Blind Nov 2012 OP

Massachusetts? SoapBox Nov 2012 #1

Yes, Massachusetts. nt Poll_Blind Nov 2012 #2

Updated OP to include video of the (huge) explosion. Poll_Blind Nov 2012 #3

Who did it? Sideshow Bob? Krusty the Clown? itsrobert Nov 2012 #4

Thousands of old leaky natural gas sites in Boston PuraVidaDreamin Nov 2012 #5

Yep. And they sit in barstools and watch girls dance NoOneMan Nov 2012 #6

Yeah, interesting that there was national attention given to the Tutonic Nov 2012 #9

Dr. Nathan Phillips "BU researcher maps gas leaks on city streets"... adirondacker Nov 2012 #7

No money to fix our infrastructure, we're shipping it all off to Uganda to kill their gay folks, blkmusclmachine Nov 2012 #8

and/or to bankroll "missionaries" with tax exemptions, as exemplified by Mitt, that turn into patrice Nov 2012 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author octothorpe Nov 2012 #11

the tally as of now is Bombero1956 Nov 2012 #12

Yeah, I just caught that earlier today- 42 buildings! You know, I had read that they... Poll_Blind Nov 2012 #13

Whoa....42 buildings? Marrah_G Nov 2012 #16

Utility worker punctured gas pipe Crabby Appleton Nov 2012 #14

Yikes, thats scary Marrah_G Nov 2012 #15