North Carolina gas explosion News

North Carolina Fines Utility, Subcontractors in Deadly Gas Explosion

The North Carolina Department of Labor has issued more than $21,000 in fines to three companies involved in a deadly natural gas explosion. News outlets report PSNC Energy and two subcontractors were cited for the April 10 explosion in Durham …

Investor’s World-Famous Porsche Collection Damaged in N.C. Gas Explosion

The gas explosion that killed one person and injured 25 others in North Carolina also damaged a building that houses a rarely seen but world famous collection of Porsches. The Ingram Collection is housed next to the building in Durham …

Fire Chief Says Shop Owner Declined to Evacuate Before North Carolina Blast

The coffee shop owner killed in a North Carolina gas line explosion was last seen in the doorway of his business after firefighters evacuated his customers and told him to leave, the fire chief said Thursday, as city officials gave …

Leak Evacuates North Carolina Shopping Center Days After Fatal Explosion

North Carolina authorities say they’ve evacuated businesses in a Fayetteville shopping center because a construction crew struck a gas line. The gas leak at Cross Pointe Center comes just days after a fatal explosion in Durham, located about 80 miles …

Officials Say One Dead, 17 Hurt in North Carolina Gas Explosion

A leaking gas line exploded Wednesday in a Durham shopping district, killing one person and injuring more than a dozen others as firefighters were evacuating people from buildings near the rupture, authorities said. The blast reverberated across the North Carolina …