Fire In The Valley

On Sept. 13, 2018, at 4:04 p.m., an alarm sounded at a natural gas monitoring center in Columbus, Ohio. High-pressured natural gas had just been released into a low-pressure gas line in Massachusetts’ Merrimack Valley. Soon, buildings in Lawrence, Andover and North Andover would explode and catch fi… read more

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September 13, 2019

Part 4: Making the Valley Whole Again

The natural gas company has a plan to return service to the nearly 8,000 homes and businesses without heat and hot water, but it will take months and require digging up miles of streets. …

September 11, 2019

Part 3-The Sun Rises After A Disaster

Residents face the first day of life after what’s now known as the Merrimack Valley Disaster. Uncertain when they will be able to return to their …

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