A USA TODAY Network investigation finds gas explosions killed at least 135 people and injured another 600 people over the last decade, and some local gas utilities operate a high concentration of aging pipes, despite years of warnings from federal safety regulators to replace them.
The investigation was conducted by journalists from USA TODAY and more than 40 affiliated newspapers and television stations across the country.
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