Durham health clinic closed by gas explosion reports looting

A Durham health clinic forced to relocate after the April 10 downtown gas explosion says patient data, including diagnosis and treatment information, may have been breached after looters broke in and stole laptops and other items.

Employees of Main Street Clinical Associates, which provides mental health services, had to immediately evacuate during the incident, leaving patient files open and a file room unlocked, according to a notice on the clinic’s website.

The clinic, at 115 N. Duke St., was located near Kaffeinate Coffee Shop, Prescient Co. and The Ingram Collection, which were destroyed in the blast after a contractor laying fiber hit a gas line.

Two people died. Twenty-five others were injured. A total of 23 businesses in 18 buildings were affected by the explosion that caused more than $100 million worth of property damage.