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Natural gas outage prompts state of emergency in Kanawha County - Charleston Gazette-Mail

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Natural gas outage prompts state of emergency in Kanawha County | Kanawha Valley | wvgazettemail.com

Gov. Jim Justice declared a state of emergency in Kanawha County on Wednesday because of an ongoing natural gas outage on Charleston’s West Side.

As part of the declaration, Justice has activated the West Virginia National Guard to assist with resources. He also directed the state Public Service Commission to investigate what caused the outage and hold the responsible parties accountable.

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