Gas and electricity remained shut down Friday in most of the area, and entire neighbourhoods were eerily deserted. He worries Columbia Gas, which services the homes in the affected communities, will try and cover up what really happened. Columbia Gas had announced earlier Thursday that it would be upgrading gas lines in neighbourhoods across the state. Columbia Gas had announced earlier Thursday that it would be upgrading gas lines in neighbourhoods across the state, including the area where the explosions happened. Dozens of fires burned following several gas explosions near Boston 0:55"There were billows of smoke coming from Lawrence behind me.

Source: CBC News September 14, 2018 21:45 UTC