A Black Hole: Apartment Units and Gas Meter Identification
How do firefighters quickly ascertain the source of a natural gas leak in cases where large apartment buildings have numerous meters that may be out of order?
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Four Escape Glendale (MO) House Fire, Explosion With Minor Injuries
An explosion and fire caused heavy damage to a home in the 800 block of Glen Elm Drive following a reported gas leak Friday morning, authorities said.
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Neighbors Shaken After Natural Gas Explosion Injures Three in Gulfport (MS)
A natural gas explosion Tuesday afternoon injured three people at a Gulfport apartment complex and left more than a dozen shaken residents scrambling to find…
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PA Lawmakers Weigh Requiring Gas Detectors in Buildings After Explosion That Killed Seven
Following a 2023 explosion at the R.M. Palmer Co. factory in West Reading, lawmakers hope for a serious discussion on requiring the use of natural gas detectors.
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Mayday Monday: Gas Emergency Response
Tony Carroll examines a series of firefighter line-of-duty deaths stemming from gas emergencies, and offers a drill for multigas meters.
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Investigation: Two Reports of Gas Odors the Night Before Fatal MD Explosion
The National Safety and Transportation Board on Wednesday released its preliminary report on the Bel Air explosion that killed two people.
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Three Badly Injured in Brooklyn Home Explosion
An explosion inside a Brooklyn house left three people clinging to life late Thursday, firefighters said.
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Humpday Hangout: Electrical and Gas Utilities
Bill Gustin and other members of the panel talk about fire department operations and electrical and gas utilities.
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Firefighters Respond to Gas Explosion, Collapse in D.C.
Firefighters responded Thursday to a gas explosion and building collapse in Washington, D.C.
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Four Dead, Two Injured in MI Home Explosion
A home explosion in Northfield, Michigan, killed four people and left two others injured, according to reports.
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One Injured, 12 Displaced in IL Residential Building Gas Explosion
Oak Park Fire Department crews were dispatched to the 200-block of South Maple Street for a fire with "collapsed sections of wall" Wednesday afternoon.
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FDNY Avoids Disaster at Outside Gas Leak Emergencies
Daniel P. Sheridan looks at how the FDNY handles gas emergencies, and then examines several incidents where their due diligence avoided catastrophe.
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