Eight months after a deadly gas explosion killed a 5-year-old boy and seriously injured two others, Lexington residents are still dealing with the aftermath while the city works to prevent future incidents.

Megan Chappell's house sits across the street from where the April 9 explosion occurred, claiming the life of Alistair Lamb and seriously injuring his father, Jake Cunningham and 10-year-old sister, Cami Lamb.

She says her life changed forever.

Itll never be the same," Chappell said.

Chappell says restarting has been a challenge.

She lost almost all the windows in her home during the explosion. For eight months, shes had plywood where glass should be.

Our daughters bedroom you cant tell if its midnight or noon, she said. That's pretty depressing.

Chappell said she has been workin

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