Residents face the first day of life after what’s now known as the Merrimack Valley Disaster. Uncertain when they will be able to return to their homes, they start to pull together, assess the damage and ask what happened. They are told that a distribution pipe was over-pressurized, which raises the questions: Could that
happen again? Can they be certain they are safe?

Residents face the first day of life after what’s now known as the Merrimack Valley Disaster. Uncertain when they will be able to return to their homes, they start to pull together, assess the damage and ask what happened. They are told that a distribution pipe was over-pressurized, which raises the questions: Could that happen again? Can they be certain they are safe?

Part 3-The Sun Rises After A Disaster

<p>On Sept. 13, 2018, at 4:04 p.m., an alarm sounded at a natural gas monitoring center in Columbus, Ohio. High-pressured natural gas had just been released into a low-pressure gas line in Massachusetts’ Merrimack Valley. Soon, buildings in Lawrence, Andover and North Andover would explode and catch fire. Thousands of people would be ordered to flee their homes and seek safety on the streets. GBH Reporters were there to collect their stories and get answers to the questions on everyone’s mind: How did this happen? And, could it happen again?</p>

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On Sept. 13, 2018, at 4:04 p.m., an alarm sounded at a natural gas monitoring center in Columbus, Ohio. High-pressured natural gas had just been released into a low-pressure gas line in Massachusetts’ Merrimack Valley. Soon, buildings in Lawrence, Andover and North Andover would explode and catch fire. Thousands of people would be ordered to flee their homes and seek safety on the streets. GBH Reporters were there to collect their stories and get answers to the questions on everyone’s mind: How did this happen? And, could it happen again?

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