A downtown construction site that has been plagued with problems reported another one Wednesday afternoon: the site's third gas line break in less than two months.
A gas line broke behind the former Arensberg shoe store, in the 800 block of Massachusetts, about 2:40 Wednesday afternoon. Crews evacuated buildings from the store to Ninth Street for about 10 minutes, according to Lawrence Douglas County Fire & Medical Captain Brandon Holloman
Black Hills Energy sent two workers to repair the break. No injuries were reported.
The latest incident comes just five days after an electrical fire in the building's basement. Two previous gas line breaks were reported in July and earlier in August.
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oneeye_wilbur 2 years, 9 months ago
It's time to level most of downtown and start all over. No one seems to understand how crapped out the utility lines behind buildings are and the overhead power lines and the overall condition of most of the buildings. They have outlived their usefulness.
Bulldoze and start over especailly when there is nothing but one building holding up another, side by side.
oneeye_wilbur 2 years, 9 months ago
hey thats a good idea to bulldoze Oread from Jayhawk blvd to the Drop In Center. sounds good, you got a slow day at the office again,'not_holroyd". by the way, a special two holer is waiting for you north of the stadium and the porta potty vendor will pump it on the hour for u.
IndusRiver 2 years, 9 months ago
So what? What am I supposed to get off my ass and do about it?
cheeseburger 2 years, 9 months ago
Go over there and light a cigarette. Get rid of a pain in the arse AND start over with downtown!
snap_pop_no_crackle 2 years, 9 months ago
Shout Gas Leak!
srj 2 years, 9 months ago
Seriously, will people have to die like MagnaGro for the city to check it out? Something is not right.
blindrabbit 2 years, 9 months ago
What Insurance; even the old and large sycamore tree at the back of the building is dying.
kernal 2 years, 9 months ago
Probably because there's too little soil for rain water to get to the roots. Wonder why it's even there in the first place.
Did_I_say_that 2 years, 9 months ago
snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says… "Shout Gas Leak!"
Since you insist: http://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/did_i_say_that/2010/jul/21/lhs-graduation-/#Gas-Leak/ (Scroll down)
Practicality 2 years, 9 months ago
Man, I hope the fire eating Buskers don't stand in front of Arensberg's shoes.
igby 2 years, 9 months ago
Working on these old buildings is sometimes like pulling teeth. Evertime you move something it needs to be replaced. It's the gas leak that you don't find that's the big one that do's you in.
Sigmund 2 years, 9 months ago
If at first you don't succeed, try try again.
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