gas leaks
Gas leak forces firefighters to evacuate Staten Island block
A gas leak Sunday morning forced firefighters to evacuate a residential block in Staten Island, according to the FDNY. The leak outside a residence on Maplewood Place, near Hylan Boulevard,...
1 dead, 17 injured in massive North Carolina gas explosion
A gas explosion leveled an entire building in Durham, North Carolina, on Wednesday — leaving one person dead and more than a dozen others injured, according to officials. "It looks...
Hero pit bull saves family by escaping home, alerting cops to gas leak
A hero pit bull with a nose for peril saved her family by breaking out of her Westchester home and alerting cops to a gas leak, according to reports. The...
Several injured in gas explosion at a Paris bakery
PARIS — A powerful explosion and fire apparently caused by a gas leak at a Paris bakery Saturday injured several people, blasted out windows and overturned cars, police said. Firefighters...
'Hero' dog saves family from deadly gas leak
LONG NECK, Del. — A German shepherd is being hailed a hero after alerting a Delaware family to a potentially fatal gas leak. The News Journal reports that 5-year-old Greta...
Con Ed won't take on certain expenses because as a monopoly -- they can
Dear John: I own a co-op apartment in which the gas meter is in the kitchen. It was determined that the gas meter was defective and had a slow leak....
New gas leak in Massachusetts town recovering from explosions
A new gas leak was reported in the Massachusetts city of Lawrence on Saturday — as it was disclosed that the parent company of local utility Columbia Gas has links...
Why restaurants have struggled to recover after accidents
An accident plague of biblical proportions is wreaking havoc on New York City restaurants — and owners have learned the hard way that insurance coverage can only do so much....
College evacuated after fruit smell mistaken for gas leak
MELBOURNE, Australia — The pungent smell of the rotten durian fruit at an Australian university library has been mistaken for a gas leak, prompting an evacuation of the building. Specialist...
Faulty water heater blamed in Mexico vacation tragedy
The toxic gas leak that killed an Iowa family vacationing at a Mexico resort town likely came from a faulty water heater, officials said. The heater in the Sharp family's...
School closed after teachers, students fall ill from gas leak
Students and staff at a Queens high school were sickened by a noxious gas after nearby construction crews caused a main break on Tuesday morning, officials said. At least nine...
Teen dead, 20 others sickened in carbon monoxide poisoning
A teenage girl died and 20 others were injured in a carbon monoxide poisoning incident in New Jersey, a report said. The 13-year-old girl was inside a three-story home in...
Member of Modell's founding family sets off panic at apartment: suit
Ya gotta go to Mo’s — but first shut off the oven. Leslie Modell, 68, a member of the founding family of the famed sports store chain, caused a panic...
Gas leak kills 18 coal miners in central China
BEIJING — A gas leak in a coal mine in central China has killed 18 people, local authorities said Monday. The leak happened on Sunday morning when miners were working...
Buildings evacuated after gas leak at construction site
The city has evacuated buildings and closed off several streets in Jackson Heights after a construction project sprung a gas leak Friday morning, according to city fire officials. The gas...
Paris apartment building explodes
Paris was rocked by a huge explosion Friday that destroyed part of an apartment building and left at least five people injured – but fears of terrorism were quickly quelled...
Los Angeles methane leak declared permanently sealed
LOS ANGELES - An underground natural gas pipeline rupture that caused the largest-ever methane leak in California has been permanently capped, paving the way for thousands of displaced Los Angeles...
Barneys leaves residents without gas for months, they say
Renovations at the Barneys store in Chelsea have been a nine-month pain in the “gas,” according to neighbors who live above the shopping mecca. The high-end department-store chain, which offers...
Cutting corners and blatant greed caused East Village building explosion: officials
Two building owners and three contractors were arrested Thursday morning on charges including manslaughter, assault and criminally negligent homicide over the East Village blast that destroyed three buildings and killed...
Sickening stench drives thousands of rich people from their LA homes
LOS ANGELES — A sickening stench from an out-of-control natural gas leak has driven thousands of Los Angeles residents from an upscale community. The 11-week leak has spewed massive amounts...