Riley set the smoldering stick down, evidently near the gas can, triggering an explosion. “The next thing I know, there’s this big boom and it blows me back five feet,” Cook said.

This group of articles sheds light on many sides of the Lexington, Missouri, gas explosion. Investigations reveal a subcontractor struck an unmarked gas line while laying fiber optic cable ...

YEAH. APRIL 9TH IS WHEN THAT EXPLOSION HAPPENED ALMOST A MONTH AGO. NOW WE HAVE A FEW KEY TAKEAWAYS. UTILITY CREW HIT THE GAS MAIN AROUND 4 P.M. NOW, THE NTSB SAID THEY DRILLED INTO AN UNMARKED ...

Now, state legislators could make natural gas alarms mandatory. One local woman is sharing her story about an explosion that killed her father. Oak Park resident Katie Moody lost her 72-year-old ...