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Woman killed in Somerset house explosion

Gas odor reported hour before blast

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By Milton Valencia and Martin Finucane
Globe Staff / February 20, 2009

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SOMERSET - A house exploded yesterday evening in a neighborhood of single-family homes, killing a woman and her dog and forcing 200 residents to evacuate. Gas company officials had been investigating reports of a strong gas odor in the area at the time of the blast, according to officials. (Full article: 737 words)

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