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THERE ARE RESIDENTIAL UNITS THAT
ARE NOW UNLIVABLE BECAUSE OF THE
DAMAGE. AS WE HEAR FROM BARRY
KRIGER TONIGHT, DOZENS OF UNITS
HAVE ALREADY BEEN CONDEMNED.
"THE LARGE DEBRIS FIELD
SCATTERED OVER A COUPLE OF CITY
BLOCKS IN ALL DIRECTIONS, SO
WE'LL WANT TO CLEAN THAT UP."
SEVERAL BLOCKS OF WORTHINGTON
STREET ARE A MESS, WITH BROKEN
GLASS AND BRICKS EVERYWHERE.
FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAS EXPLOSION
LEVELED THE NOW-FORMER "SCORES"
CLUB, AND DAMAGED DOZENS OF
OTHER BUILDINGS. THE DAMAGE
EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT KICKS
INTO HIGH GEAR SATURDAY MORNING.
"FIRST THING IN THE MORNING
WE'LL BE PUTTING TOGETHER FIVE
TEAMS, INSPECTION TEAMS THAT'S
GOING TO INVOLVED BUILDING,
PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL, AND
HOUSING INSPECTORS." SPRINGFIELD
BUILDING CODE ENFORCEMENT
COMMISSIONER STEVEN DESILETS
SAID 40 UNITS WILL HAVE TO BE
CONDEMNED, AND THAT NUMBER COULD
GROW. TO ENSURE THERE'S NO
FURTHER THREAT OF EXPLOSION,
COLUMBIA GAS CREWS WILL FAN OUT
OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS TO MAKE
SURE THERE'S NO RESIDUAL LEAKS
OR POCKETS OF NATURAL GAS. PART
OF THIS PROCESS WILL INVOLVE
DRILLING DIRECTLY INTO THE
STREETS.
"SO I DIDN'T WANT ANYBODY TO SEE
COLUMBIA GAS CREWS OUT THERE
DRILLING HOLES AND TYHINKING
THERE'S A PROBLEM. IT'S MERELY A
MIONITORING PRACTICE WE'RE DOING
RIGHT NOW, AND WE'LL DRILL HOLES
IN THE STREET TO SEE IF THERE'S
ANY UNDERGROUND GAS THAT WE CAN
DETECT." COLUMBIA GAS HAS
ALREADY SCANNED SEVERAL BLOCKS
NEAR THE IMPACT AREA, AND SAID
THEY'VE FOUND NO MEASURABLE
READINGS OF GAS.
THE CITY WILL MONITOR TWO PHONE
LINES FOR ANYONE WHO LIVES IN A
BUILDING THAT MAY HAVE BEEN
DAMAGED BY THE EXPLOSION. IN
SOME CASES, GAS SERVICE WILL BE
TURNED OFF, AND SOME TENANTS
COULD LOSE THEIR HEAT.
STARTING AT 7 AM SATURDAY, YOU
CAN CALL THE SPRINGFIELD HOUSING