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            Official: Pressure sensors focus of gas explosions probe



            LAWRENCE,  Mass.  (AP)  —                                                              Schools in Lawrence will be  I  am  frustrated,"  Renata
            The  investigation  into  the                                                          closed  Monday  because  Rena,  who  waiting  in  line
            Boston-area natural gas ex-                                                            of the natural gas situation,  with her 3-year-old daugh-
            plosions is partially focused                                                          officials said.              ter, told the newspaper.
            on  pressure  sensors  that                                                            Sumwalt  said  the  investi-  Joe Hamrock, chief execu-
            were  connected  to  a  gas                                                            gation  is  focused  on  high  tive of Columbia Gas' par-
            line  that  was  being  taken                                                          pressure  in  pipelines.  On  ent  company,  NiSource,
            out  of  service  shortly  be-                                                         Saturday,  he  said  officials  said Sunday that the com-
            fore the blasts, the head of                                                           will  be  looking  at  how  lo-  pany was taking full respon-
            the National Transportation                                                            cal  Columbia  Gas  officials  sibility  for  what  happened
            Safety Board said Sunday.                                                              responded  to  a  "pressure  and is implementing a ser-
            NTSB    Chairman    Robert                                                             increase"  in  the  Lawrence  vice  restoration  plan.  He
            Sumwalt  said  the  sensors                                                            area  that  was  detected  said  the  devastation  and
            can  signal  for  gas  pres-  Columbia Gas employee Brian Jones shines a flashlight so his   at  the  company's  pipeline  tragedy caused by the ex-
            sure to be increased if the   partner, using a wrench, can shut off the gas in a home Friday,   control center in Columbus,  plosions are heartbreaking.
            pressure  gets  too  low.  He   Sept. 14, 2018, in Andover, Mass.                      Ohio, prior to the explosions  "We're  in  this  for  the  long
            said investigators will try to                                        Associated Press  and fires. He said there was  run,"  Hamrock  said.  "We
            determine  whether  those                                                              no evidence the explosions  know  this  has  damaged
            sensors  played  any  role  in  the   three   communities  ley and the residents of our  were intentional.          the confidence and trust in
            Thursday's  explosions  and  north  of  Boston  were  al-  state are being as support-  Columbia  Gas  on  Sunday  our company and what we
            fires.                       lowed  to  return  to  their  ive as they can be and as  turned  away  hundreds  of  do. Our full commitment is
            Dozens of homes were de-     homes after crews finished  kind as they can be to one  Lawrence  residents  who  restoring that trust and that
            stroyed  or  damaged,  a  shutting  off  nearly  8,600  another  during  this  most  wanted  to  make  damage  confidence."
            teenager  was  killed  and  gas  meters.  Electricity  was  difficult time," Gov. Charlie  claims  because  it  couldn't  Officials said gas company
            dozens  of  people  were  in-  restored to all the affected  Baker said at a news con-  handle  the  deluge,  The  technicians will turn all the
            jured  in  Lawrence,  North  homes and businesses, but  ference  Sunday.  "We  still  Boston Globe reported. The  meters  back  after  safety
            Andover    and    Andover.  gas service may not be re-    have a very long way to go  company  told  residents,  inspections  of  the  entire
            Thousands  were  forced  to  stored for weeks.            but  we're  very  happy  that  many  of  whom  waited  system  are  complete  —  a
            leave their homes.           "It's  evident  to  me  and  to  people  can  return  to  their  for  several  hours,  to  come  process  expected  to  take
            Also  Sunday,  residents  in  all of us the Merrimack Val-  homes this morning."       back  Monday.  "I  am  tired.  several weeks. q
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