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<h6 class="spaced spaced-xl spaced-top spaced-bottom"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Two people killed, 15 injured in Durham, N.C. gas leak explosion, building collapse on Wednesday morning</strong></span></h6>
<h6 class="spaced spaced-xl spaced-top spaced-bottom"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Preliminary investigation indicates a contractor digging under a gas line led to the explosion and partial building collapse in the city’s downtown</strong></span></h6>
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<div class="byline-wrapper"> <img class="alignnone wp-image-314769" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Gas-explosion-in-downtown-Durham-N.C.-April-10-2019-2-152x300.png" alt="" width="489" height="966" /><strong>Smoke billows from the scene of an explosion and fire in downtown Durham, N.C. Wednesday, April 10, 2019</strong></div>
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<p>Two people died and 15 people were injured after a gas explosion shook downtown Durham, North Carolina and destroyed buildings on Wednesday morning.<br />
The injured people include a Durham firefighter, who was in serious condition, and a Dominion Energy employee.<br />
A police spokesman said a preliminary investigation indicates a contractor digging under a gas line led to the explosion and partial building collapse in the city’s downtown. A firefighter was “seriously injured,” the official said in a news conference.</p>
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The power company Dominion Energy in a statement said that a PSNC Energy employee responded to a call about damage to the line before the explosion occurred at 10:07 a.m. Flames broke out, and the building partially collapsed.<br />
Additional PSNC crews arrived at 10:26 a.m. and shut off gas to the area around 11:10 a.m., Dominion Energy said.<br />
Area residents felt the ground shake after the explosion and <a href="https://twitter.com/SusanaDancy/status/1115984712118538241/photo/1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">numerous images</a> shared on Twitter showed flames and plumes of smoke pouring from the leveled building as city officials urged people to avoid the area.<br />
“Update: @durhamcityfire is actively fighting fire at this time. Please continue to avoid the @BrightleafSq area so they can work!” the City of Durham <a href="https://twitter.com/CityofDurhamNC/status/1115984978171564043" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">tweeted</a> about 10:30 a.m.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone wp-image-314773" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Gas-explosion-in-downtown-Durham-N.C.-April-10-2019-6-300x198.png" alt="" width="621" height="410" />Smoke from the blaze <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DurhamCountySheriffsOffice/posts/2152730448097515?__xts__[0]=68.ARCSD5cqBc6RtmAupqpWGY_mFAEm6-hhnNUHZL9GpYzPAzU81eze9lB0gSKZoFY_bRlYBa2bKBmMui7ONW6rP0K6FmllsavCqPHN0ki0rgzLlGmKQqRGiQ0bGEJUQNwz9OdorMoCfXdrGJGeZsgtpf0z6sRajEVeQXxcYZ7arM8MxovgSibdgTqoNNrP1BgZ07iM1eyFbM8BAg_TKEyb8j08fb1TSEwl8p-PDqybcMeFrbmTM7jbOkZY7G6ksjzmYgYcZIBRK6_poHzRpglFIPywQm1FQJqNNdqmrn407J_EUbJENG_c6Qn4Imz3tp5y9dmKR35SqKDPhVzfeJygWi6FFw&;__tn__=-R" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">could be seen</a> from different parts of the city.</p>
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<p class="Tweet-text e-entry-title" dir="ltr" lang="en">I climbed to the top of our parking garage to get this footage of a reported gas leak in Durham <a class="PrettyLink profile customisable h-card" dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/WRAL" data-mentioned-user-id="14956372" data-scribe="element:mention"><span class="PrettyLink-prefix">@</span><span class="PrettyLink-value">WRAL</span></a></p>
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<div data-scribe="element:notice">A nearby school <a href="https://www.dpsnc.net/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&;DomainID=4&;ModuleInstanceID=450&;ViewID=6446EE88-D30C-497E-9316-3F8874B3E108&;RenderLoc=0&;FlexDataID=28971&;PageID=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">dismissed students</a> early because of the explosion. The school district said students and staff were safe and uninjured.<br />
Mayor Pro Tempore Jillian Johnson also <a href="https://twitter.com/ProTemJillianJ/status/1115983960683757568" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">urged </a>people who “heard/felt an explosion” to “stay safe and avoid the area.”</div>
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<img class="alignnone wp-image-314766" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Firefighters-and-emergency-officials-douse-the-flaming-remains-of-the-building-after-its-destruction-in-Durham-N.C.-on-April-10-2019-4-300x167.png" alt="" width="650" height="362" /><span style="font-size: 1em; font-weight: 600;">Two people were killed and 15 were injured, as a building explodes and collapses in Durham</span></div>
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<div data-scribe="element:notice"><span style="font-size: 1em; font-weight: 600;"><img class="alignnone wp-image-314767" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Firefighters-and-emergency-officials-douse-the-flaming-remains-of-the-building-after-its-destruction-in-Durham-N.C.-on-April-10-2019-5-300x205.png" alt="" width="741" height="506" />Firefighters and emergency officials douse the flaming remains of the building after its destruction in Durham, N.C. on April 10, 2019 </span></div>
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<h6 data-scribe="element:notice"><img class="alignnone wp-image-314774" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/115-N.-Duke-St.-Durham-NC-the-building-wher-gas-explosion-occurred-300x169.jpg" alt="" width="586" height="330" /><strong>115 N. Duke St. Durham, NC, the building where the explosion occurred on Wednesday morning, believed to have been caused by a gas leak </strong></h6>
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<p>Durham is just a few miles north of Raleigh, the state’s capital, and is part of the Research Triangle Region.<br />
Colorado-based software innovator Prescient local media reported, moved its headquarters to the building the building at 115 N. Duke St. Durham in 2017.</p>
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