UPDATE: It looks like all the streets which were closed due to the investigation have been reopened. Authorities are still on the scene investigating; no injuries have been reported. more ›

I think some of us owe Scampers the cat or Barksdale the dog an apology -- the usual suspects when it comes to pungent odors. Since Wednesday, residents predominantly of Montgomery, Prince George's and Frederick counties, and West Virginia have been calling in reports of a foul odor, reminiscent of rotting eggs. The smell has been noticed as far as Arlington according to some reports. more ›

According to the Post, a gas leak at 1000 Massachusetts Avenue has forced an evacuation of the headquarters of the Cato Institute. The leak has also closed off Massachusetts Avenue between 9th and 11th Streets NW to vehicular traffic. The building was reportedly evacuated as a precaution. more ›

The Post reports that several buildings along Massachusetts Avenue NW had to be evacuated this afternoon, after a construction crew hit a gas line and caused a high-pressure leak. Authorities have temporarily closed Massachusetts between 9th and 12th Streets NW. Drivers and pedestrians would be best served to avoid the area this afternoon, if possible. more ›

A gas leak earlier today inside the Cuban Interests Section of the Swiss Embassy caused part of 16th Street NW to be closed between Euclid St. and Columbia Rd. The road has since reopened and Washington Gas Co. was on the scene to address the leak. more ›

Several hundred office workers in the vicinity of the 500 block of D Street NW got to go home early today after a construction crew ruptured a gas line in the area this afternoon. Fire crews responded to a call of a large gas leak at about 2 p.m., and several buildings in the area of 6th, 7th & D Streets and Indiana Ave. NW were evacuated as a precaution, according to D.C. Fire/EMS spokesperson Pete Piringer. Some of those streets were also closed to traffic while the Washington Gas Co. worked to repair the leak. Most of the evacuated buildings were cleared for re-entry by about 3:30 p.m., but some streets remained closed for the rush hour. more ›

Brentwood Road NE is currently closed from Rhode Island Ave. to Saratoga Ave. due to a gas leak, according to District Department of Transportation spokesperson John Lisle. A construction crew working in the area caused the leak when they struck an underground gas line, Lisle said. more ›

DDOT reports that H Street NE has been closed between 5th and 7th Streets due to a gas main break. The gas leak is reportedly at 624 H Street NE, right outside the H Street Self Storage building. Traffic is being detoured around the area. more ›

City officials are responding to a large water main break in the 1700 Block of Florida Ave., along with an accompanying gas leak and sinkhole. WTOP quotes a D.C. fire department spokesperson saying the break has led to basement flooding in homes around the vicinity of 18th and U Streets NW. more ›

Fire crews responded to a gas main break at 16th Street and Park Road NW at about 9 a.m. this morning. Traffic was backed up on southbound 16th Street while firetrucks blocked one lane, and firefighters shut down a section of the sidewalk on the west side of the street. A strong smell of gas wafted across the intersection, and one firefighter instructed a pedestrian to put out his cigarette when he approached. A 3 inch gas main was struck by a worker operating a backhoe; construction on Park Road between 16th and 17th has been ongoing for weeks. more ›

Plenty of our Flickr contributors went down to enjoy the annual Chinese Lunar New Year Parade on Sunday afternoon. Unfortunately, a lot of folks ended up disappointed by the sudden cancellation of the traditional five-story firecracker display. The lighting of the giant firecracker was finally called off after being delayed for a full two hours due to a suspected gas leak. We've heard from a lot of parade spectators who stood by through the entire delay and were none too pleased to have been let down after waiting so long. D.C. fire spokesperson Alan Etter told the Associated Press that a strong odor of gas appeared to be coming from a manhole near 6th and H Streets NW, and apparently fire officials exercised extreme caution by eventually deciding to the cancel the pyrotechnics. more ›