19 homes still evacuated as NTSB investigates Centreville gas explosion

CENTREVILLE, Va. — Crews were spotted by WUSA9 Thursday, continuing to take gas readings, just steps from the Centreville home that exploded less than two weeks ago.

The home at the corner of Quail Pond Court and Belle Plains Drive remained fenced off as federal investigators begin to examine the pipe believed to have leaked.

Jason Weekley, the senior vice president of utility operations for Washington Gas, says the leaking pipe was replaced and the old one was handed over to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), which is leading the investigation…

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