Leak in line from gas well blamed in fatal Colorado blast
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May 3, 2017
FIRESTONE, Colo. (AP) — A home explosion in Colorado that killed two people was caused by odorless, unrefined natural gas leaking from a small pipeline that was considered abandoned but was still connected to a nearby well, fire officials said Tuesday.
The line had been cut open some distance from the well, allowing gas to leak into the soil and make its way into the basement of the home, said Ted Poszywak, chief of the Frederick-Firestone fire department.
A third person was badly burned in the April 17 explosion in Firestone, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) north of Denver.
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