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Line 27: On April 10, 2019, a [[gas explosion]] occurred near downtown [[Durham, North Carolina]] at the 115 block of North Duke Street in the [[Bright Leaf Historic District\|Brightleaf District]]. The blast destroyed several buildings and damaged dozens of others,<ref name="bloomberg">{{Cite news\|title = Gas Explosion Shakes Downtown Durham, North Carolina \| work = Bloomberg\| access-date = April 12, 2019\| date = April 10, 2019\| url = https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-10/urgent-building-explosion-in-durham-north-carolina-gas-leak-cited}}</ref> killing two people and injuring 25 others, including 9 firefighters.<ref name="DukeChronicle">{{cite news \|date=April 11, 2019 \|access-date = April 12, 2019\|title=Durham explosion: 9 firefighters injured, raising total injured to 25 \|url=https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2019/04/durham-explosion-kaffeinate-coffee-shop-firefighter-injures-25-total \|agency=Duke Chronicle }}</ref> City officials have cited a gas leak to be the cause of the blast. On June ~~22nd~~22, 2020, four separate lawsuits were filed in relation to the explosion. Each lawsuit represented separate victims of the blast, including one of the two deceased.<ref name="NewsObserver">{{cite news \|date=June 22, 2020 \|access-date = October 4, 2020\|title=Raleigh law firm sues 8 companies in deadly downtown Durham gas explosion \|url=https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/durham-county/article243712772.html \|agency=''News & Observer'' }}</ref> ==Background==

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