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Poll_Blind

(23,864 posts) Fri Nov 23, 2012, 07:37 PM Nov 2012

Downtown Springfield building explodes following gas leak

Source: MassLive

SPRINGFIELD — The Scores Gentlemen's Club building at 453 Worthington St. has exploded following the report of a gas leak.

The building was flattened, and the club is like a huge cavity in the road. At least two people were injured.

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Megan Labombard, 21, who works as a dancer at the Scores, said her employer gave her about 20 minutes notice to get out of the club where she had been working.

“I went across the street to the Mardi Gras Champagne Room, where we were having a drink, and the building where I work blew up,” she said.

Read more: http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2012/11/downtown_springfield_building.html

VIDEO OF THE EXPLOSION @ 20-second mark:

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Downtown Springfield building explodes following gas leak (Original Post) Poll_Blind Nov 2012 OP

Massachusetts? SoapBox Nov 2012 #1

Yes, Massachusetts. nt Poll_Blind Nov 2012 #2

Updated OP to include video of the (huge) explosion. Poll_Blind Nov 2012 #3

Who did it? Sideshow Bob? Krusty the Clown? itsrobert Nov 2012 #4

Thousands of old leaky natural gas sites in Boston PuraVidaDreamin Nov 2012 #5

Yep. And they sit in barstools and watch girls dance NoOneMan Nov 2012 #6

Yeah, interesting that there was national attention given to the Tutonic Nov 2012 #9

Dr. Nathan Phillips "BU researcher maps gas leaks on city streets"... adirondacker Nov 2012 #7

No money to fix our infrastructure, we're shipping it all off to Uganda to kill their gay folks, blkmusclmachine Nov 2012 #8

and/or to bankroll "missionaries" with tax exemptions, as exemplified by Mitt, that turn into patrice Nov 2012 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author octothorpe Nov 2012 #11

the tally as of now is Bombero1956 Nov 2012 #12

Yeah, I just caught that earlier today- 42 buildings! You know, I had read that they... Poll_Blind Nov 2012 #13

Whoa....42 buildings? Marrah_G Nov 2012 #16

Utility worker punctured gas pipe Crabby Appleton Nov 2012 #14

Yikes, thats scary Marrah_G Nov 2012 #15

SoapBox

(18,791 posts)

1. Massachusetts?

Reply to Poll_Blind (Original post)

Fri Nov 23, 2012, 07:39 PM

Nov 2012

I think....

Poll_Blind

(23,864 posts)

2. Yes, Massachusetts. nt

Reply to SoapBox (Reply #1)

Fri Nov 23, 2012, 07:40 PM

Nov 2012

Poll_Blind

(23,864 posts)

3. Updated OP to include video of the (huge) explosion.

Reply to Poll_Blind (Original post)

Fri Nov 23, 2012, 07:47 PM

Nov 2012

Seriously hope the gas workers and everyone else got out of there, at least out of the building.

PB

itsrobert

(14,157 posts)

4. Who did it? Sideshow Bob? Krusty the Clown?

Reply to Poll_Blind (Original post)

Fri Nov 23, 2012, 07:58 PM

Nov 2012

My money is on Moe.

PuraVidaDreamin

(4,101 posts)

5. Thousands of old leaky natural gas sites in Boston

Reply to Poll_Blind (Original post)

Fri Nov 23, 2012, 08:11 PM

Nov 2012

http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/20/mapping-gas-leaks-from-aging-urban-pipes/

This article is from 2 days ago. Springfield has aging infrastructure too.

NoOneMan

(4,795 posts)

6. Yep. And they sit in barstools and watch girls dance

Reply to PuraVidaDreamin (Reply #5)

Fri Nov 23, 2012, 08:58 PM

Nov 2012

Its a dangerous place

Tutonic

(2,522 posts)

9. Yeah, interesting that there was national attention given to the

Reply to PuraVidaDreamin (Reply #5)

Sat Nov 24, 2012, 09:23 AM

Nov 2012

gas leaks in MA., two-three days ago and then this happens. Should be interesting to see what investigators determine.

adirondacker

(2,921 posts)

7. Dr. Nathan Phillips "BU researcher maps gas leaks on city streets"...

Reply to Poll_Blind (Original post)

Fri Nov 23, 2012, 09:14 PM

Nov 2012

"There are a lot of leaks. One utility, National Grid, counts 14,000 in its system, which serves half of the Bay State, while Ackley, president of Gas Safety USA, a Massachusetts leak-detection company, puts the figure for all leaks at up to 30,000. Utilities reported 13.5 million cubic feet of gas lost from leaks throughout Massachusetts in 2009, an amount that is surely an undercount, according to the federal government, which collects the data."

http://www.ulcrobotics.com/natural-gas-leaks-fuel-global-warming-not-homes

I recall him saying how common it was in the US for people to get killed by gas explosions. I think it was on NPR.

Once again the private sector taking care of business.

blkmusclmachine

(16,149 posts)

8. No money to fix our infrastructure, we're shipping it all off to Uganda to kill their gay folks,

Reply to Poll_Blind (Original post)

Sat Nov 24, 2012, 03:59 AM

Nov 2012

to the tune of a half-billion US dollars every f/cking year. YOUR tax dollars at work, people. Supporting Genocide.

Operation Northwoods: The 9/11 you never knew

patrice

(47,992 posts)

10. and/or to bankroll "missionaries" with tax exemptions, as exemplified by Mitt, that turn into

Reply to blkmusclmachine (Reply #8)

Sat Nov 24, 2012, 03:52 PM

Nov 2012

PRIVATE wealth somehow, so that's wealth for "missionaries" who brainwash others with the elements of what manifests as HATE under the "right" circumstances, e.g. Uganda, all behind the veil of plausible deniability.

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Bombero1956

(3,539 posts)

12. the tally as of now is

Reply to Poll_Blind (Original post)

Sun Nov 25, 2012, 02:32 AM

Nov 2012

42 buildings damaged housing 115 residential units and a daycare which is right next door. Fortunately it was closed at the time of the blast. Before I retired I inspected that club once a year for the renewal of their liquor license.

Poll_Blind

(23,864 posts)

13. Yeah, I just caught that earlier today- 42 buildings! You know, I had read that they...

Reply to Bombero1956 (Reply #12)

Sun Nov 25, 2012, 03:22 AM

Nov 2012

...were planning on sounding the all-clear and letting people back in when the blast occurred. I don't know if that's still accurate but if it is, it looks like a huge tragedy in human terms was averted.

PB

Marrah_G

(28,581 posts)

16. Whoa....42 buildings?

Reply to Bombero1956 (Reply #12)

Sun Nov 25, 2012, 04:02 PM

Nov 2012

Crabby Appleton

(5,231 posts)

14. Utility worker punctured gas pipe

Reply to Poll_Blind (Original post)

Sun Nov 25, 2012, 03:58 PM

Nov 2012

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2012/11/25/utility-worker-punctured-pipe-springfield-gas-blast/wP66CMbMH8qwykScPxldVP/story.html

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A utility worker responding to reports of a gas leak in western Massachusetts punctured a pipe that led to a massive explosion that injured 18 people and damaged more than 40 buildings, the state fire marshal announced Sunday.

Marrah_G

(28,581 posts)

15. Yikes, thats scary

Reply to Poll_Blind (Original post)

Sun Nov 25, 2012, 04:01 PM

Nov 2012

At least they got out

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