U.S. Senate Committee Holding Hearing On Natural Gas Explosions

November 18, 2018

The Associated Press

Fire investigators pause while searching the debris at a home which exploded last week following a gas line failure in Lawrence, Mass., Friday, Sept. 21, 2018. Nearly 9,000 homes and businesses may be without gas for weeks as investigators continue to probe what set off the explosions. (Charles Krupa/AP) — Fire investigators pause while searching the debris at a home which exploded last year following a gas line failure in Lawrence. (Charles Krupa/AP)

U.S. senators are holding a hearing in Lawrence to review the response to the September natural gas explosions that rocked Merrimack Valley communities.

The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation will hold its oversight hearing at the South Lawrence East Middle School on Nov. 26.

Members of the state's congressional delegation are expected to participate, including Democratic Sen. Ed Markey, who is a committee member. U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren and U.S. Reps. Niki Tsongas and Seth Moulton, all Democrats, will also participate.

Executives from utility company Columbia Gas, state and local officials, and the chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board are expected to testify at the hearing.

The Sept. 13 incident killed one resident, injured two dozen others and damaged more than 100 structures in Lawrence, North Andover and Andover.

Merrimack Valley Explosions

U.S. Senate Committee Holding Hearing On Natural Gas Explosions

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