I couldn't hear after the boiler exploded.
I had been smelling gas for the last several afternoons.
I called my brother and asked him to check it out for me, but he couldn’t find a source for the odor.
He told me someone must have just gotten gas, and there could have been a small leak. I thanked him for checking it out for me, and he went home. I thought he checked everything, but several afternoons later, it was apparent he had missed something. I was in the kitchen two afternoons later. The smell of gas was just as strong, and I was going to call the Heating, Ventilation, and A/C dealer. I had acquired gas for my gas boiler, and that’s when I thought the odor began. I was just getting ready to call the Heating, Ventilation, and A/C dealer when I heard a loud pop and then the property shook. My boiler had exploded, and I was blessed to have not been killed. The boiler was located under the living section of the house, and not the kitchen. The only thing that happened when the boiler exploded, other than losing my property to the fire, was that I couldn’t hear. The healthcare worker assured me that my hearing would come back, but he wasn’t sure how long it would take. When it came time to rebuild my house, the only thing I knew I didn’t want was another gas boiler. I told them I wanted any type of Heating, Ventilation, and A/C system they had, as long as it didn’t involve me using some kind of fuel. I didn’t ever want to go separate from hearing again.