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National Harbor Entrances Shut Down, Reopened Due to Gas Leak
Entrances to National Harbor, Maryland, were shut down early Sunday and reopened about five hours later after a gas leak, officials say. A construction crew broke a 4 to 6-inch gas line at Fleet and Waterfront streets before 8 a.m., the Prince George’s County fire department said. Only residents were allowed into National Harbor, the fire department said. Drivers were…
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Chemical Leak at LG Plant in India Kills 11, About 1,000 Ill
A gas leak at a chemical factory owned by a South Korean company in southern India has left at least 11 people dead and about 1,000 struggling to breathe
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People Return Home After Gas Leak Evacuation in NW DC
An entire block of homes on Elm Street in NW Washington was forced to evacuate for more than four hours as a result of a broken gas line. Pat Collins reports.
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Gas Leak Near Nats Park Prompts Metro Service Cut, Building Evacuations
Firefighters and utility workers are responding to a major gas leak in Southeast D.C., just north of Nationals Park. Metro has suspended some service on the Green Line, and people have been evacuated from nearby buildings.
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Cause of Lawrence Gas Leak Identified After Hundreds Evacuated
The major gas leak that caused evacuations in Lawrence, Massachusetts, on Friday was started when city contractors checking water valves “inadvertently closed a gas valve” officials said Friday evening. The leak caused hundreds of people to be evacuated from their homes and two schools early in the morning, just over one year after the area was rocked by gas explosions...
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Odor in DC, Prince George's Is Not Natural Gas, Officials Say
Residents who awoke Saturday to a strong odor in parts of Prince George’s County and D.C. are being told there is no hazardous natural gas leak.
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Five Hurt in Rash of Shootings Across DC
D.C. was wracked by multiple shootings overnight Saturday. Give people, including a girl, were hurt, and a building housing young men transitioning out of incarceration was hit. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.
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Gas Explosion Rocks Howard County Building
A gas explosion was responsible for the likely destruction of a Howard County office building on Sunday morning, fire and EMS officials say.
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Gas Explosion Stuns Residents Near Maryland Business
An early morning gas explosion inside a Howard County building sent debris flying. News4’s Aimee Cho spoke to residents who said they were startled by the blast.
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Paris Apartment Fire Kills 10; Resident Detained in Arson Probe
Paris’ deadliest fire in over a decade claimed 10 lives, sending fleeing residents to the roof to escape the flames that engulfed their apartment building before dawn Tuesday. A 40-year-old female resident, said to have a history of psychiatric problems, was detained near the eight-story building in the quiet neighborhood as police opened an investigation into voluntary arson resulting in...
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Death Toll in Mexican Pipeline Fire Rises to 109
The death toll in a massive fire at an illegally tapped pipeline in Mexico has risen to 109 after 10 more injured people died at hospitals. Mexico’s Health Secretary Jorge Alcocer said Friday that the latest victims who were severely burned died between Wednesday and early Friday. He said hospitals continue to treat about 40 injured victims. The victims were...
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Mexico Pipeline Explosion Kills Dozens
A fireball erupted at the site of a fuel pipeline leak after it appeared to be ruptured by thieves.
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2 Firefighters Dead in Paris Gas Leak Explosion as Police Prepare for Protests
French interior minister says 2 firefighters were killed and at least 30 injured in a blast at a bakery in Paris that was reportedly caused by a gas leak. Paris prosecutor Remy Heitz said “at this stage we can say it seems from an accidental origin, this would be a gas leak.” He said that Paris firefighters were already at...
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Russian Apartment Collapse Death Toll Rises to 37
The death toll from the collapse of a Russian apartment building has risen to 37 after more bodies were discovered by crews searching the huge pile of concrete rubble. State news agency Tass cited an emergencies ministry official on Thursday as saying four people who lived in the collapsed section of the building in Magnitogorsk remain unaccounted for. The collapse...
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Death Toll in Russia Apartment Collapse Rises to 33
Search crews in Russia pulled more bodies Wednesday from a huge pile of rubble where part of an apartment building collapsed, bringing the known death toll to 33 and the number of missing residents down to eight as the grim recovery work continued for a third night. A 3-year-old girl was among the latest victims of the collapse in the...
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Potentially ‘Catastrophic' Chemical Leak Shuts Down Delaware Memorial Bridge Amid Thanksgiving Travel Rush
A leak of a flammable chemical from a plant next to the Delaware Memorial Bridge forced a shut down of the dual-span suspension bridge on Sunday creating a traffic nightmare during the travel rush home from the Thanksgiving holiday.
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2 Adults, 3 Children Escape Howard County Home Before Explosion
Two adults and three children escaped a reported gas leak shortly before a home in Howard County, Maryland exploded into flames.
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Family Escapes Home Before Explosion
Residents smelled natural gas and left their Howard County home shortly before it exploded into flames.
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Thirteen Dead in Powerful Storm, Mudslides in Santa Barbara County
Thirteen people are dead following a powerful overnight storm that swept through Santa Barbara County and unleashed flooding and mudslides that carried boulders and debris through neighborhoods.
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High Winds Push Tree On House, Cause Gas Leak
Spokesman Pete Piringer said no one was home at the time. He said the fallen tree damaged the gas meter, creating a gas leak. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports.