Crews restore gas to dozens of Centreville homes while others remain evacuated

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (7News) — Officials have cleared the way for gas service to be restored to 41 additional homes in a Centreville neighborhood where a house exploded and caught fire last Sunday evening.

The homes are on Elkheart Court, Knoughton Way, Locust Grove Court, and North Belle Plains Drive.

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7News spotted Washington Gas crews going door-to-door with Fairfax County Fire and Rescue members as they chatted with residents and helped them through the restoration process.

Some families have had no gas all week, but said they were never forced to evacuate and chose to stay at home and tough it out with no heat or hot water.

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Meantime others said they live too close to the explosion and had no choice but to stay at a hotel all week long.

“We figure that we’re probably gonna be one of the last ones to go back,” Kim Rogers said. “When we decided that we needed to go somewhere, it was a hotel.”

7News asked Fairfax Fire and Rescue as well as Washington Gas on Saturday for updates on the leak investigation and repairs, but we have not heard back as of this report. A media staging area was established, but a press conference was not held.

Crews repaired a much more minor main break or leak, also in Centreville on Saturday afternoon, according to Washington Gas officials. That was in the 5700 block of Rocky Run Drive.

If you smell, see, or hear signs of a gas leak, evacuate immediately and call 9-1-1 from a safe location; and then call the Washington Gas Emergency Leak Line at 844-WASH-GAS (927-4427), selecting option 1, according to officials.