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...NSTAR team excavated the gas main and plugged the leak by the evening...
Murphy added that this weekend’s “torrential” rains likely contributed to the leak, as the precipitation could have created sink-holes around the gas main, which had allowed the gas to escape from a pre-existing crack. The gas then likely followed the newly-installed water main that feeds Old Quincy’s sprinkler system into the building...
...follows the path of least resistance,” Murphy said. “The soil around the recent excavation [for the water main] probably isn’t as compact as the surrounding soil...
Correction included: An earlier version of this story stated that gas had been turned off to Quincy House. In fact, Old Quincy does not have a direct gas supply. In addition, the main that supplies Quincy House is not the source of the leak, so it did not need to be turned off, according to Cambridge Fire Department Deputy Chief Francis E. Murphy...
...Campus is an online magazine for college women that features six main sections—Style, Health, Love, Dorm Life, Career, and World—as well as blogs, polls, contests, and promotions, according to a Sept. 9 press release sent by Hanger, who is the magazine’s president and publisher...