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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

A gas leak closed a road in Walpole overnight Friday as crews dug in to make repairs, according to authorities. Washington Street was closed early Saturday between High Plain St. and Pilgrim Way as Columbia Gas of Massachusetts works to fix leak, Walpole police said. Residents in the area may get to their homes from the Polley Lane side while…

Columbia Gas just finished work on another gas leak in the Merrimack Valley.

Crews have been going door-to-door after a gas leak in Lawrence.

Service was restored Monday night after a gas leak prompted homes to be evacuated in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Crews worked through the constant rain after the leak around 12:30 p.m.

A gas leak prompted the evacuation of an area of Methuen, Massachusetts, on Friday afternoon, according to police. The gas leak was reported at 135 Broadway St., police tweeted. As a precaution, authorities evacuated the building and surrounding buildings and had asked motorists to avoid the area.

A judge has given preliminary approval to a $143 million settlement in a lawsuit brought against the utility blamed for a series of gas explosions in Massachusetts in September 2018. Superior Court Judge James Lang wrote in the approval released Friday that the settlement “appears to be fair, reasonable, adequate and sufficient.”

Residents of a Roxbury building that was evacuated due to a gas leak Friday morning are allowed to return after fire crews determined the structure is safe. The Boston Fire Department said authorities responded to a gas leak at 9:50 a.m. at a building on 1065 Tremont St. The National Grid responded and shut down the leak safely, fire crews said.

Elected officials in Massachusetts are objecting to a plan to divide up a $143 million class action settlement from last September’s natural gas disaster. Lawrence Mayor Daniel Rivera and four state lawmakers say the proposal needs to be revisited in light of a major gas leak that forced evacuations in Lawrence recently. They proposed a new plan in a letter...

Massachusetts officials are taking action against Columbia Gas following last week’s gas leak in Lawrence. The Department of Public Utilities issued a moratorium against the company Thursday, requiring it to get state approval before doing any non-emergency work.

Massachusetts officials say the utility company blamed for last year’s destructive gas explosions faces millions of dollars in fines if it fails to complete additional safety measures following a major gas leak that prompted evacuations last week. The state Department of Public Utilities has ordered Columbia Gas to submit by Monday a plan to address 2,220 old service lines abandoned...

Residents and businesses affected by last week’s major gas leak in Lawrence, Massachusetts will be able to file a claim on Monday for any losses. Columbia Gas, the utility company behind last week’s gas leak and last year’s deadly explosions in the Merrimack Valley, said its pop-up claims center would be set up in the parking lot of St. Patrick...

Residents impacted by last week’s gas leak in Lawrence, Massachusetts, are being assisted by the utility behind the problem.

Columbia Gas will return to Lawrence, Massachusetts to open a pop-up claims center for residents affected by last week’s gas leak.

Following Friday’s gas leak, roughly 15 homes are yet to have service restored in Lawrence, Massachusetts, Columbia Gas announced Saturday night.

Officials announced Saturday afternoon that everyone in Lawrence, Massachusetts, can now return to their homes after they were evacuated Friday morning due to a gas leak. About 30 addresses on South Broadway Street will have service restored by 3 p.m. Saturday, and the rest will be restored by 10 p.m., officials said at a press conference. All electric has been restored.

Officials announced Saturday afternoon that all gas services should be restored by 10 p.m.

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...

The gas leak that forced hundreds of people from their homes Friday in Lawrence, Massachusetts, brought back painful memories for a city still scarred by last year’s gas explosions. Brandon Difo returned home to his Lawrence house Friday night. The tired dad is one of hundreds of people evacuated around 4 a.m. after yet another gas main leak.

It was a tough day for Lawrence residents who were forced out of their homes due to a gas leak.