A gas leak is forcing the evacuation of homes in Lawrence, Massachusetts, one of the communities hit last year by a string of gas explosions that killed at least one person.
Power has been cut to 1,900 homes in the city, about 30 miles north of Boston, due to the gas leak, National Grid spokesman John Lamontagne told CNN. About 80,000 people live in Lawrence. "We have crews on scene working with the Lawrence working to evacuate residents and make area safe," Columbia Gas of Massachusetts spokeswoman Tracy Stefanowicz tells CNN. "We do not have details about number of customers or cause of the gas leak at this time," she said.
The"probable cause" of those blasts was inadequate management of a construction project by Columbia Gas, the National Safety Transportation Board announced this week. Also a factor was inadequate protection of a low-pressure natural gas distribution system, the agency concluded. Merrimack Valley gas explosions were caused by weak management, poor oversight, NTSB says"Columbia Gas of Massachusetts' weak engineering management ...
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