Is 811 enough? Locator error kills 5-year-old boy
On April 9, 2025, the evening quiet in the small community of Lexington, Missouri, was shattered by a gas explosion. The blast killed 5-year-old Alistair Lamb in his own home and sent his father and 10-year-old sister to the hospital in critical condition. Five days earlier, digging subcontractor Alfra Construction,