Merrimack Valley gas explosions
On September 13, 2018, excessive pressure in natural gas lines owned by Columbia Gas of Massachusetts caused a series of explosions and fires to occur in as many as 40 homes, with over 80 individual fires, in the towns of Lawrence, Andover, and North Andover, all within the Merrimack Valley, in Massachusetts, United States. One person, 18 year old Leonel Rondon, was killed and 30,000 were forced to evacuate their homes immediately.
A house damaged by a gas explosion | |
| Date | September 13, 2018 |
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| Time | 4:15 pm (Eastern Daylight Time) |
| Duration | 2 hours 30 minutes (estimated) |
| Location | Massachusetts, United States |
| Type | Fires |
| Cause | Over-pressurized gas mains |
| Participants | Columbia Gas |
| Outcome | Cost is greater than $1 billion in property damage, personal injury, infrastructure damage and mutual aid payments to other utilities that helped in the recovery and restoration efforts. |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Non-fatal injuries | 25+ |
| Property damage | 60–100 homes |
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