They've been replacing old gas lines in the area to prevent future problems. The contractor finished this area and moved across the bridge to work on another section.
And then...
https://www.wdtv.com/2025/01/26/video-shows-neighbors-rescuing-man-home-explosion-clarksburg/ (https://www.wdtv.com/2025/01/26/video-shows-neighbors-rescuing-man-home-explosion-clarksburg/)
https://www.wdtv.com/2025/01/26/explosion-destroys-home-clarksburg/ (https://www.wdtv.com/2025/01/26/explosion-destroys-home-clarksburg/)
https://www.wboy.com/emergencies/departments-respond-to-house-explosion-in-clarksburg/ (https://www.wboy.com/emergencies/departments-respond-to-house-explosion-in-clarksburg/)
They are finally able to have school, so it could have only been used until 4am as a shelter...
https://www.wboy.com/emergencies/officials-scramble-to-find-shelter-for-those-displaced-by-clarksburg-gas-leak/ (https://www.wboy.com/emergencies/officials-scramble-to-find-shelter-for-those-displaced-by-clarksburg-gas-leak/)
I wen there to try to get more information about the incident, but would not have stayed.
The one news station posted this article afterwards:
https://www.wboy.com/news/west-virginia/what-is-a-bug-out-bag/ (https://www.wboy.com/news/west-virginia/what-is-a-bug-out-bag/)
I guess I need to add a couple shirts to my bag.
I have some more stuff I need to scan to a jump drive.