Chloe wrote:
With all due respect, EB writes like someone who has suffered a personal
loss due to a home gas explosion.

Personal loss is no excuse for fear mongering and outright lies.

I know of two that have happened in areas
near where I live over the last 8 or 10 years or so. The destruction, when
viewed, is memorable.

The destruction from any sort of fire is memorable too. I saw a grain
elevator explode once. The fireball shot hundreds of feet up into the
air and completely destroyed the huge building. That doesn't stop me
from eating cereal and pasta, though.