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A natural gas explosion occurred during City Utilities maintenance on a gas line in southeast Springfield, Missouri. The gas line was a larger transmission line that carries 150-pounds-per-square-inch and branches into distribution feeds throughout the city. Nearby City Utilities vehicles, power poles, and two homes near the site were damaged. The fire caused 1,700 customers to lose power and four customers to lose gas services temporarily.
Police and fire units arrived to clear people from the explosion site. Electricity and gas services have been restored. The damaged, high-voltage power line was repaired. Federal, state, and local authorities are conducting investigations to determine the cause of the fire.