The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy features a satirical reference to a gas leak in its description of Earth's destruction. According to the narrative, when Earth is demolished to make way for a hyperspace bypass, the explosion is initially attributed to various organizations, including the Gas Board, who claim the situation was "completely under control" and that there was "hardly any radioactive leakage at all."
what they blame every random explosion on
I know that church / town.
Which reminds me: