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In reply to the discussion: Multiple Suspected Gas Explosions In Lawrence, Andover And North Andover [View all]Eugene
(61,563 posts)35. One dead in Massachusetts after gas explosions ignite dozens of fires
Source: The Guardian and agencies
One dead in Massachusetts after gas explosions ignite dozens of fires
Local police chief says 60 to 100 fires were burning in the area and several people were taken to hospital
Sarah Betancourt in Boston and agencies
Fri 14 Sep 2018 04.24 BST
One person died, several were injured and scores of Massachusetts residents were forced to evacuate their homes as dozens of fires raged following a series of gas explosions in three communities north of Boston.
Leonel Rondon, 18, was sitting in a car in Lawrence when the chimney from a house explosion fell on the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Residents with homes serviced by Columbia Gas in Lawrence, Andover and North Andover were ordered to evacuate, causing widespread confusion as crews scrambled to fight the flames and shut off the gas.
Andover fire chief Michael Mansfield said: It looked like Armageddon, it really did. There were billows of smoke coming from Lawrence behind me. I could see pillars of smoke in front of me from the town of Andover.
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Local police chief says 60 to 100 fires were burning in the area and several people were taken to hospital
Sarah Betancourt in Boston and agencies
Fri 14 Sep 2018 04.24 BST
One person died, several were injured and scores of Massachusetts residents were forced to evacuate their homes as dozens of fires raged following a series of gas explosions in three communities north of Boston.
Leonel Rondon, 18, was sitting in a car in Lawrence when the chimney from a house explosion fell on the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Residents with homes serviced by Columbia Gas in Lawrence, Andover and North Andover were ordered to evacuate, causing widespread confusion as crews scrambled to fight the flames and shut off the gas.
Andover fire chief Michael Mansfield said: It looked like Armageddon, it really did. There were billows of smoke coming from Lawrence behind me. I could see pillars of smoke in front of me from the town of Andover.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/sep/13/massachusetts-gas-explosions
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Multiple Suspected Gas Explosions In Lawrence, Andover And North Andover [View all]
smirkymonkey
Sep 2018
OP
8 people died in the San Bruno, California, gas pipeline explosion in 2010
Bernardo de La Paz
Sep 2018
#6
I photographed a similar incident 45 years ago in London, Ontario in Canada
The_jackalope
Sep 2018
#18
Thanks, sounds like parts of them are - regulators, some remotely controlled
bucolic_frolic
Sep 2018
#26
A cautionary tale for everyone. We live nearby this disaster and are anxiously following
FailureToCommunicate
Sep 2018
#36
It still looks like off ramps are closed at Mass Ave (N. Andover), Salem Tpk, and Rt 28 in
FailureToCommunicate
Sep 2018
#42