[thackney]

Normally, I’d expect there to be gas leaks after the explosion, even if there weren’t any before, since some pipes are blown apart now, and fittings are gone, etc. At least until the utility crews can turn off the gas further back down the line.

The Gas utility shortly after the explosion shut off gas to the area, eliminating gas to 30 homes, IIRC. They inspected the gas lines outside the perimeter of the home that exploded and found no leaks.

Inside the home, as you said, there would be lots of leaks now as the gas pipe and fittings are scattered over a large area.

The home was not occupied at the time and had been unoccupied for a little while, where gas could accumulate inside with little chance to notice.

There is a claim the house had problems with the gas heat the week prior to the explosion.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2958364/posts?page=39#39

[ltc8k6]

Sure, but long before that, there were firefighters on the scene, and citizens there and you’d think they’d have smelled gas.

Maybe they did and our crack media teams haven’t interviewed any of them yet?

[Mr. Lucky]

Keep in mind that Citizen's Gas is owned by the city government. One could expect that the investigators retained by the city will conclude that no one at the city owned utility was at fault.

[Purdue Pete]

The house that exploded was occupied. The owners are the two people who died.

The house next door was unoccupied. It was also totally leveled.

I know this to be true because our very good friends live two houses down. Their house is most likely a total loss.