On Monday, July 28, 2025, a gas explosion destroyed several units of the Howdy Manor Apartment complex. As a result of the explosion, two people have died and one other person is fighting for their life. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department confirmed 58-year-old William Breyer and 55-year-old Lawrence Lee Stratch Jr. have died from their injuries.  

On December 8, 2020, a house explosion in South Omaha resulted in the deaths of three family members and caused significant damage to surrounding homes. The explosion occurred at 4810 S. 51st Street, destroying the residence and impacting neighboring structures. Investigators determined that a natural gas release within the home was ignited by an unknown source, but

On September 17, 2020, a home in Gypsum, Colorado’s Chatfield Corners neighborhood exploded due to a natural gas leak caused by a contractor drilling for a fiber-optic project. The explosion resulted in the death of 49-year-old Patricia Roe and led to the evacuation of approximately 200 homes in the area.

A deadly natural gas explosion near Roswell, New Mexico in August 2000 killed 12 people and was caused by a rupture in a 30-inch natural gas transmission pipeline. The pipeline, operated by El Paso Natural Gas Company, failed due to severe internal corrosion. The explosion ignited released gas, creating a fireball that engulfed a nearby campsite

The 2019 Durham natural gas explosion in downtown Durham, NC, resulted from a breach of a natural gas line during underground drilling for fiber optic cable installation.This breach allowed gas to leak into the 115 N. Duke St. building, eventually igniting and causing the explosion. The incident resulted in two deaths, 25 injuries, and extensive damage

A South Jordan house explosion in November 2024 killed a 15-year-old boy and was caused by a natural gas leak from a 48-year-old gas main. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined that the leak, originating from an Enbridge Aldyl A pipe, was about 150 feet away from the affected home. The leak resulted in a substantial accumulation of gas

On Wednesday, April 9, 2025, a gas explosion leveled a family’s home in Lexington, Missouri, resulting in the death of a 5-year-old boy, Alistair Lamb, and severe injuries to his father, Jacob Cunningham, and 10-year-old sister, Cami Lamb. The explosion occurred after a subcontractor installing fiber optic cables struck a gas line. The force of the blast damaged

On Saturday, December 30, 2023, a house explosion in Whitmore Lake, Michigan, resulted in the deaths of four people and injuries to two others.The explosion, which completely destroyed the house, occurred on a rural street in Northfield Township. Debris from the blast was scattered across a large area, with some even found a mile away. The cause of

On August 12, 2023, a house explosion on Rustic Ridge Drive in Plum Borough, Pennsylvania, resulted in six deaths and significant damage to surrounding properties. The initial explosion occurred in one house, then engulfed two neighboring homes in flames. The shockwave from the blast was felt throughout the neighborhood and caused damage to at least a dozen other