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Fairport Harbor, Ohio, Natural Gas Explosion Aftermath [VIDEO]

Early this morning residents of Fairport Harbor, Ohio, were told to evacuate their homes after one of the village's natural gas lines malfunctioned and began leaking gas into buildings. The tiny Lake Erie shore town, which has a population of 3,000, also closed schools and businesses. One building explosion and at least...

Feds Faulted PG&E for Shoddy Work in Earlier Blast

(Sept. 10) -- Shoddy repair work and a nearly three-hour delay in getting experienced workers to the scene caused a fatal 2008 residential explosion in a neighborhood served by giant utility Pacific Gas & Electric, according to a federal report released earlier this year. Justin Sullivan, AP PG&E admitted in December...

Background on gas leak

In common usage, a gas leak refers to a leak of natural gas, from a pipe or other containment, into a living area or any other area where the gas should not be.

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