Natural gas leak leads to massive explosion, dramatic rescue by Paul W. Mongiello
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Returning home from work on February 19, 2013, Paul W. Mongiello, a 57-year-old insurance executive from Overland Park, Kan., was stopped in traffic in Kansas City, Mo., when a massive …