Saturday morning the FDNY was out in force trying to find out where the odor of gas was coming from at the corner of Allerton Avenue and Boston Road as you can see in the photo above. Con Edison soon arrived on the scene, and did further testing. Ther odor went away after a few hours, but this seems to be an after effect of the near 100 year old gas pipes under the streets, and the poor workmanship of the newly installed high pressure gas lines by Con Edison contractors. The PSC has said that up to 70 percent of the people Con Edison has installing the new high pressure gas lines are uncertified. This could be a major reason why Con Edison sometimes has to redo some of the newly installed high pressure das lines due to one problem or another.
Above - Firemen are checking the basements of the stores on Allerton Avenue for any gas leaks/
Below - The Fire Chief watches as a Con Edison worker checks this crack in the curb at a bus stop for any gas that could be leaking from it.
