Utility Regulators To Probe Springfield Gas Explosion

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Paul Tuthill

Published November 27, 2012 at 1:35 PM EST

Public utility regulators in Massachusetts will investigate the natural gas explosion that rocked downtown Springfield last Friday evening. The blast leveled a strip club and damaged several other buildings. 18 people sustained injuries including some with broken bones and third degree burns.

WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief spoke with Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities Chair Ann Berwick.

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