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People told to leave their home in Jersey because of a suspected gas leak in St Helier have been allowed to return. Island Energy asked for the evacuation of one household around Maison St Louis ...
Properties have been evacuated after reports of a potential gas leak in part of Jersey. Island Energy said it was working with Jersey Fire and Rescue in the Le Geyt Estate area to locate and ...
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About 50 homes were evacuated in Jersey on Saturday night after reports of a gas leak. Emergency services attended the scene at Le Clos Mourant on Le Squez Road in St Clement.
December 25, 2016 – A fire broke out at a gas compressor station, in Armstrong County. [147] January 1, 2017 – Fire erupts at Marcellus Shale pad in Somerset Township, Washington County. [148] March 9, 2017 – A fire at a Susquehanna County gas compressor station. [149] November 30, 2017 - A gas well pad fire in Somerset County. [150]
A large natural gas explosion occurred in the Northwest District of Portland, Oregon, USA, at NW 23rd Avenue and NW Glisan Street on October 19, 2016. Nearby excavation caused a natural gas leak that triggered the explosion, which injured eight people and caused $17.2 million in property damages.
Gas leaks can damage or kill plants. [4] [5] In addition to leaks from natural gas pipes, methane and other gases migrating from landfill garbage disposal sites can also cause chlorosis and necrosis in grass, weeds, or trees. [6] In some cases, leaking gas may migrate as far as 100 feet (30 m) from the source of the leak to an affected tree. [7]
Since 2010, incidents like fires and explosions caused by natural gas leaks have occurred every 40 hours on average in the United States, according to the Public Interest Research Group.