Merrimack Valley Explosions
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- Merrimack Valley ExplosionsA home on Chickering Road in Lawrence exploded Sept. 13, 2018. The chimney crushed an SUV, killing Leonel Rondon. (WBZ-TV)
- Merrimack Valley ExplosionsA gas explosion destroyed this home in Lawrence, Sept. 13, 2018. (WBZ-TV)
- Merrimack Valley ExplosionsFirefighters in a bucket above flames that destroyed a Lawrence home after a gas explosion, Sept. 13, 2018. (WBZ-TV)
- Merrimack Valley ExplosionsA gas explosion destroyed this home in Lawrence, Sept. 13, 2018. (WBZ-TV)
- Merrimack Valley ExplosionsA gas explosion destroyed this home in Lawrence, Sept. 13, 2018. (WBZ-TV)
- Merrimack Valley ExplosionsFirefighters work to extinguish a fire in Lawrence. (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images)
- Lawrence ExplosionsA gas explosion destroyed this home in Lawrence, Sept. 13, 2018. (WBZ-TV)
- Merrimack Valley ExplosionsFirefighters inspect a home after a gas explosion on September 13, 2018 in North Andover. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)
- Merrimack Valley ExplosionsFirefighters inspect a home after a gas explosion on September 13, 2018 in North Andover. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)
- Merrimack Valley ExplosionsAn aerial view of the fires in Lawrence after a gas line explosion, Sept. 13, 2018. (WBZ-TV)
- Merrimack Valley ExplosionsA multi-family home in Lawrence burned after a gas explosion, Sept. 13, 2018. (WBZ-TV)
- Merrimack Valley ExplosionsA house fire in Lawrence after a gas main problem, Sept. 13, 2018. (WBZ-TV)
- Merrimack Valley ExplosionsSmoke coming out of home in Lawrence during a series of gas explosions, Sept, 13, 2018. (WBZ-TV)
- Merrimack Valley ExplosionsFirefighters at one of the Lawrence fires after a gas main problem, Sept. 13, 2018. (WBZ-TV)
- Merrimack Valley ExplosionsA firefighter is treated at the scene of a fire in Lawrence after a gas main problem, Sept. 13, 2018. (WBZ-TV)
- Merrimack Valley ExplosionsFirefighters in Lawrence after gas explosions rocked the Merrimack Valley, Sept. 13, 2018. (WBZ-TV)
- columbia gasA Columbia Gas worker shuts off the gas in a home in North Andover, Sept. 14, 2018. (WBZ-TV)
- Merrimack Valley ExplosionsTraffic was backed up for miles on Route 495 with several exits closed after the explosions and fires, Sept. 13, 2018. (WBZ-TV)
- Webster Tornado DamageThe National Weather Service confirmed a tornado hit the central Massachusetts town of Webster Saturday morning.
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