nathanpbostonThis white spray paint, put down today by National Grid, delineates its still-leaking gas leak at the site of the explosion of April 6, 2023. This constitutes evidence. I’ve asked to speak to the #CityofNewton lawyer about this.
Here is 25% gas (250,000 ppm) in soil about 125’ from the April 6 gas explosion site in Newton. I took this pic about 5:15 pm today.
Here’s 1.2% gas (12,000 ppm) in the bell-att utility hole ~100’ from the April 6 explosion site, taken around 6:45 am today.
The spray paint was put down today after I called in this leak multiple times over the last 3 days. It’s an admission. I’m going to keep calling the leak in until an investigation into the April 6, 2023 gas explosion is announced by either the Mayor or the DPU. The culture of silence in the #CityOfNewton is over.
Google “explosion Walnut Lakewood Newton” and you won’t get a single hit referencing the gas company, National Grid. But they quietly sent crews knocking on doors two nights after the explosion, to inspect basements, literally under the cover of darkness. And their unrepaired leaks were and are listed in its #MassDPU annual gas leaks filing. No one from the #CityOfNewton or any of the utilities have mentioned the possibility that leaking gas was a possible causal factor in the explosion.