KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A street is back open in Lexington, Missouri Tuesday, four months after a gas explosion in the area killed a 5-year-old boy and seriously injured his father and sister.

The City of Lexington said 18th Street between Main Street and Franklin Avenue was back open as of Tuesday afternoon.

The explosion happened Wednesday, April 9, just after 7:40 p.m., destroying one home and damaging two others.

The 5-year-old boy who died was identified as Alistair Lamb. His father, Jacob Cunningham and 10-year-old sister, Camille Lamb, were both taken to Kansas City hospitals with serious burns.

The explosion occurred more than three hours after Alfra Construction, LLC—a drilling subcontractor installing a fiber optic line for Sellenriek Construction—drilled into an unmarked gas mai

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