Brookland Investments I LLC has sued to evict at least 13 of the building’s 18 households, despite hazardous conditions.
A gas leak on the Blue Line is causing Metro delays.
In recent tests of D.C.’s natural gas delivery system, a group of researchers found thousands of methane leaks lurking beneath the city’s streets.
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.
Photo by philliefan99 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. Although officials from both states have…
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….
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….
Photo by Mr. T in DC 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. Cuba doesn’t have a real embassy in the United States, of course, so their diplomatic presence here is under the legal protection…
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…
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. DDOT says both drivers and pedestrians should use an alternate route through the evening rush hour. While the road is expected to be reopened by approximately 6 p.m., that…