A representative of the other defendant, apartment complex landlord Kay Management, did not immediately return a message requesting comment. ADThe lawsuits over the Aug. 10, 2016, explosion at Flower Branch Apartments have pitted dozens of low-income, Spanish-speaking residents against their landlord and the complex’s supplier of natural gas. Washington Gas disputed that finding, saying the NTSB did not look closely enough at other potential causes. Despite numerous instances of people smelling gas in the weeks before the explosion, neither Kay Management nor firefighters notified the gas company. And Kay Management changed the meter room lock without making a new key available to the fire department, as is required by law, the NTSB said.

Source: Washington Post December 18, 2019 01:18 UTC