a volume of sewer gas rushed in upon them, and before they could be helped out of the manhole at the corner of Kinzie-street three of the men were dead and two more died soon after reaching the air.

At the same time, Selvarani (16), daughter of Arogya Das, who lives in the next house, also fainted after she inhaled the toxic gas from the sewage pipe in the toilet.

White Plains Police Commissioner David Chong said the explosion was caused by a backed-up gas sewer. Alfonso Quiroz, a representative for ConEdison, said an electric feeder opened automatically ...

According to an alert sent out to students, Ameren determined the odor was due to a sewer backup and not a gas leak. Floyd Davenport, associate vice president at Southeast Missouri State ...