Thornton Heath: Girl, 4, killed as explosion destroys house
Neighbours say they reported a strong gas smell two weeks ago and that they had been feeling dizzy.
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Neighbours are suggesting they reported a smell of gas two weeks ago. When I have smelled gas and reported it, they have always turned up within the hour and I have reported it around four or five times at the same location - a single lane bridge, passing over a railway. They have made several maybe botched attempts to repair it, closing the bridge for short periods. Recently the bridge was closed for 14 days and I assume the entire pipe replaced.
Prior to our own gas main being replaced, it ran in iron pipe down the back gardens. They would appear every few months checking with a 'sniffer' for leaks in the back garden, until an all new main was installed down the road.
It leaves me wondering who the neighbours might have reported the smell to.