Jerome Zelinski sniffed the gas and said...
 JZ> there is a chance
 JZ> of the telephone generating the spark that sets of the gas.  Don't
 JZ> turn on any lights to assist in opening the door or window, or to
 JZ> check if the stove or whatever has a pilot light out or something,
 JZ> that could provide the spark also.
And don't turn any lights *off*, either.  You can make a spark turning the 
lights *off* too.
Good advice.
-Dave
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