News: Nation Authorities: 2 buildings flattened, 3 damaged beyond repair in Mass. gas blast; no fatalities November 23, 2012 | Modified: November 23, 2012 at 8:32 pm Leave a comment SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Authorities: 2 buildings flattened, 3 damaged beyond repair in Mass. gas blast; no fatalities. Sign Up for the Daily E-dition newsletter! Please enter your email address below to begin receiving the Daily E-dition newsletter. You must enter a valid email address in the field above! Thank you for signing up for the Daily E-dition newsletter! You should receive your first newsletter very soon. We're sorry, there was an error processing your newsletter signup. Please click here to visit our Newsletter Signup Center to register for this newsletter.