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Central Hudson Fined $5M For Gas Explosion That Injured Dozens In NY Central Hudson Fined $5M For Gas Explosion That Injured Dozens In NY
Central Hudson Fined $5M For Gas Explosion That Injured Dozens In NY Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation will pay millions in penalties and safety upgrades after admitting it failed to provide safe and adequate service in connection with a 2023 gas explosion that destroyed a Dutchess County home and injured around a dozen people, including children. The New York State Public Service Commission announced Thursday, Aug. 14, that it had approved a joint settlement agreement resolving all alleged violations stemming from the Nov. 2, 2023 blast at 7 Brick Row in the Village of Wappingers Falls. Under the settlement, Central Hudson will pay a $5 million …

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by Ben Crnic
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New Update: 15 Injured, Several Critical Following Gas Line Explosion In Hudson Valley New Update: 15 Injured, Several Critical Following Gas Line Explosion In Hudson Valley
New Update: 15 Injured, Several Critical Following Gas Line Explosion In Hudson Valley A day after a gas explosion leveled a Hudson Valley home details are emerging including the number of injured. The horrific incident took place in Dutchess County around 12:15 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 2 in Wappingers Falls in the area of Brick Row off of Mill Street. Gas Explosion Collapses Home In Wappingers Falls; Around A Dozen Injuries - Developing Officials with Central Hudson Gas & Electric said that a contractor struck a 3/4-inch gas line causing a fire and explosion. When the village of Wappingers Falls Police arrived on the scene they found two children and a mother with seve…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Gas Explosion Collapses Home In Hudson Valley; Around A Dozen Injuries - Developing Gas Explosion Collapses Home In Hudson Valley; Around A Dozen Injuries - Developing
Gas Explosion Collapses Home In Hudson Valley; Around A Dozen Injuries - Developing Emergency crews are on the scene of a gas explosion that destroyed a home in the region and left around a dozen of people injured. The Dutchess County incident happened at around 12:20 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2, in the village of Wappingers Falls, at a single-family home on Brick Row near Mill Street. Firefighters are working at a fire and building collapse with several streets closed around Mesier Park, according to the Dutchess County Emergency Management department. A spokesperson for Central Hudson Gas & Electric told ABC 7 that a contractor struck a 3/4-inch gas line and that caused …

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by Michael Mashburn