— Residents in communities north of Boston that were rocked by natural gas explosions were given the green light Sunday to return to their homes. Gas service will remain shut off while officials continue investigating what caused Thursday’s explosions and fires, and crews inspect the gas lines and connections to homes. Crews have shut off nearly 8,600 gas meters in the area and cleared homes of any gas. They warned residents not to turn the meters back on themselves, not to turn on gas appliances until service is restored and to call 911 and leave their homes if they smell gas. National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Robert Sumwalt said Saturday that there was no evidence to suggest the explosions were intentional.

Source: National Post September 16, 2018 14:42 UTC