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Utility worker caused huge Massachusetts blast, official says

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A gas explosion leveled a strip club and damaged 41 other buildings in Springfield, Mass., on Friday evening.

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A utility worker responding to reports of a natural gas leak in one of New England’s largest cities punctured a pipe and an unknown spark ignited a massive explosion that injured 18 people and damaged 42 buildings, the state fire marshal announced Sunday.