2018 Merrimack Valley gas explosions

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf explosive
gptkbp:affectedArea gptkb:Andover,_Massachusetts
gptkb:Lawrence,_Massachusetts
gptkb:North_Andover,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:buildingsDamaged over 80
gptkbp:casualties 1
gptkbp:cause over-pressurized gas lines
gptkbp:date September 13, 2018
gptkbp:evacuations thousands of residents
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 2018 Merrimack Valley gas explosions
gptkbp:impact displacement of residents
major infrastructure damage
gptkbp:injuries at least 25
gptkbp:investigatedBy gptkb:National_Transportation_Safety_Board
gptkb:Massachusetts_State_Police
gptkbp:legalOutcome Columbia Gas agreed to pay $53 million fine
Columbia Gas pleaded guilty to federal charges
gptkbp:location Merrimack Valley, Massachusetts, United States
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive national and local coverage
gptkbp:notableVictim gptkb:Leonel_Rondon
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Columbia_Gas_of_Massachusetts
gptkbp:recoveryEffort restoration of gas service took months
gptkbp:response state of emergency declared
National Guard deployed
gptkbp:resultedIn increased scrutiny of gas utilities in Massachusetts
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Columbia_Gas_of_Massachusetts
gptkb:Columbia_Gas
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8