gas leak

Authorities believe a gas leak led to an explosion Friday morning that killed at least 43 people at an under-renovation hotel in Havana, Cuba.

Crews have fixed a gas leak that was caused by a tree that fell on a pipe in Southbury on Saturday night. Dispatchers were notified around 10 p.m. that the Algonquin Gas Pipeline that runs through IBM in Southbury was leaking a significant amount of gas. Police said multiple houses on Kettletown Road were evacuated for safety and an emergency…

Repairs are being made after a natural gas leak on a street in Norwich on Saturday. Firefighters were called to Asylum Street around 12:30 p.m. after getting a report of an odor of natural gas outside from a passing motorist. When crews arrived, they said they metered the area and found high readings at the storm drain in front of…

Crews are investigating a gas leak at Avon High School on Monday morning. Firefighters were called to Avon High School on West Avon Road around 8 a.m. after getting a report of an odor of natural gas. Emergency crews temporarily evacuated the school while firefighters conducted a sweep of the building. According to officials, the source of the odor was…

A man was arrested after being accused of pouring accelerant in a multi-family home with children inside in Wallingford, according to police. Police responded to the home on East Street on Mother’s Day at approximately 6:45 p.m. for a report of a gas leak. Fire officials determined that the source of the gas smell was not from a natural...

There is a gas leak in Hartford and police have closed several streets.

Emergency crews are working to repair a gas leak in Rocky Hill Wednesday night. Police confirmed firefighters were called in to investigate an odor of natural gas in the area of Capitol Boulevard and West Street. A CNG spokesperson said there are no evacuations. There is no estimated repair time, but crews expect to be out for several hours.

A road has reopened after a gas leak in Torrington on Wednesday morning. Police said a leak was reported on East Pearl Street around 6:20 a.m. Pearl Street was closed from Main Street to Grove Street, authorities added. The road has since fully reopened and emergency crews are no longer at the scene.

Federal lawmakers from Connecticut demanded answers Friday from the warden of the federal prison in Danbury after they say they learned first responders were denied access during one of two natural gas leaks within the past two months. Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy and Rep. Jahana Hayes said they sent a letter to Warden Diane Easter asking questions and…

Crews are investigating after a gas leak prompted some evacuations in Newington on Saturday. Police said crews have plugged the gas leak on East Robbins Avenue, but it is still leaking. Authorities are waiting for road crews to come secure the leak. Officers sent a reverse 911 message to houses in the neighborhood so they would know to evacuate, officers…

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

Police and Eversource crews responded to a gas main break in Meriden Saturday morning. The call came in just before 10 a.m. for an odor of natural gas in the area of Olive Street. Eversource has been working to locate the crack in the gas main, said officials. According to an Eversource spokesperson, there has been no evacuations issued at…

Several roads were closed in Collinsville after a gas leak was detected on the roof of a local business. Canton firefighters responded to the Main Street vicinity at approximately 9:37 a.m. for a report of a gas odor in the nearby vicinity. Traffic was closed off to Main, Market and Front streets. Nearby apartments and businesses were also evacuated, according…

Part of a Manchester neighborhood was evacuated due to a gas leak Thursday.

Parts of downtown New London were evacuated and power out to thousands after a gas leak in the area of Bank and State streets Wednesday.

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...

A gas explosion was responsible for the likely destruction of a Howard County office building on Sunday morning, fire and EMS officials say.

Police and firefighters are responding to a construction-related natural gas leak on Sycamore Street and the intersection of Hebron Avenue and Sycamore Street is closed, according to police.

A natural gas leak at an apartment complex in Vernon prompted some evacuations on Wednesday afternoon but the leak is under control and it is safe for residents to return.

A gas leak caused traffic backups during the evening rush hour at Dixwell and Whitney avenues in Hamden Monday.