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Subcontractor in Deadly Kansas City Blast Lacked Permit

A cable company subcontractor suspected of rupturing a natural gas line before a deadly Kansas City restaurant explosion didn’t have an approved permit for the work, city officials said Monday. Pat Klein, assistant city manager, provided no other details in …

Indiana Gas Line Rupture Sends Flames 15 Feet Into the Air

No one has been injured after flames gushed from a ruptured natural gas line near downtown Columbus, Ind. Columbus Fire Department spokesman Matt Noblitt tells that homeowner Harold Lockhart and another man were using a motorized auger to dig holes …