More than 50 homes evacuated for gas leak investigation
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A Fairfax County neighborhood remains an evacuation zone as crews work around the clock to repair a natural‑gas leak linked to a house explosion that rocked a Centreville community on Sunday.
Firefighters are battling a house fire late Sunday in Centreville, Va., after multiple callers reported hearing a loud explosion and flames engulfing the home.
Natural gas was seeping through the ground from a leak in one of the three transmission lines running through the neighborhood where a house exploded late Sunday night, officials said. It happened
An explosion at a Centreville, Virginia, home Sunday night triggered an active gas‑leak investigation, injuring one person and forcing the evacuation of more than 50 homes. Firefighters and Washington Gas crews are digging to locate the source of the leak as officials warn that several nearby houses remain at risk.
Two of the three firefighters injured in last Monday's natural gas explosion at the Greater Nashua Mental Health building have been released from the hospital.
Three firefighters were injured when a natural gas leak caused an explosion and fire at a New Hampshire mental health center, but the building’s tenants and clients all evacuated safely.
A high-pressure gas release was mistaken for an explosion in Washtenaw County. Residents are advised to avoid the area.