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CENTERVILLE, Va. — A house explosion in a Centreville neighborhood Sunday night is raising new questions about the safety of natural gas pipelines running beneath communities across the region — and a ...

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Firefighters and utility crews say they’re looking into an active gas leak after a house exploded Sunday night, injuring at least two people and displacing dozens of families in Centreville, Virginia.

Firefighters have evacuated at least 51 homes in a Centreville, Virginia, neighborhood as crews continue to investigate a gas leak and an apparent explosion that leveled a house late Sunday night. The ...