Home Explosion

Atmos Customers Begin to Wait for Normal as Pipe Replacement Begins

By Bethany Erickson / March 2, 2018 /

A day after Atmos Energy representatives sought to reassure the public that the unprecedented move of turning off gas service to 2,800 homes after a home explosion last week was going as planned, those in the shutdown zone are saying they’re not confident in the energy provider. “I have no confidence,” said Lauren Berman. “The…

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Atmos Says Shutdown Proceeding On Schedule, Customers Growing Angry

By Bethany Erickson / March 2, 2018 /
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Even as city officials and Atmos Energy representatives were meeting Thursday night with press to provide an update on an unprecedented gas service shutdown for 2,800 homes in an area that surrounds the site of a fatal home explosion last week, thousands of the company’s customers were lined up outside two assistance centers, growing more…

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As News of Shutdown Spreads, Neighbors Grow Frustrated with Atmos

By Bethany Erickson / March 1, 2018 /

Residents of two neighborhoods that are divided by Marsh Lane woke last Friday to the horrific news — a sixth grader had perished in a home explosion that also sent four of her family members to the hospital. Every day since, they’ve awakened to more bad news. Sometimes, they say, it even comes late at…

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BREAKING: Atmos to Shut Down Service to 2,800 Homes in “Unprecedented” Move

By Bethany Erickson / March 1, 2018 /
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Almost a week since a deadly home explosion killed one child and prompted ongoing evacuations, Atmos Energy announced in an early morning press conference today that it would shut down gas service to 2,800 homes. The company later announced that evacuations were continuing. The latest round is much farther north than the previous evacuations. At…

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BREAKING: Early Morning Home Explosion Near Love Field Kills One, Forces Evacuations

By Bethany Erickson / February 23, 2018 /

Just as families were getting ready for the workday and school day, an explosion rocked a home and neighborhood, leaving one dead and forcing the evacuation of a large area that includes one Dallas ISD elementary school. At this time, Atmos Energy officials and Dallas Fire-Rescue are trying to determine what caused a gas line…

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