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June 15 – A crew was welding on a gas main in Bryan, Ohio that had been shut off, when someone inadvertently opened a valve that fed gas into that main. The gas ignited, and exploded, seriously injuring two workers. [40] June 20 – A 12-inch diameter high-pressure propane pipeline, near Butler, Alabama, was ruptured by a road grader. A short ...
January 30 – A 4 inch gas main that was leaking triggered an explosion that killed 7, injured 17, and destroyed nearby building, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Gas company workers had been removing sidewalk to find the leak before the explosion. [173] March 15 – A 30-inch high-pressure transmission line, near Edna, Texas, ruptured and caught ...
According to the NTSB's preliminary report, customers in the accident area received gas from a low-pressure (0.5 psi) distribution network which, in turn, was fed from a high-pressure (75 psi) main pipeline via regulators controlled by sensors measuring pressure in the low-pressure pipes. At the time of the accident, workers were replacing some ...
One person was killed after an enormous fire Monday night at a suburban Detroit warehouse, known to stock combustible materials, ignited explosions, shook homes and rained down debris as far as a ...
September 24 – A failed gas main of ABS plastic caused an explosion and fire in Phoenix, Arizona. 5 people died and 7 others injured in the accident. Liquid in the pipe had caused it to break down. [89] October 16 – A tugboat hit and ruptured a gas pipeline on the Houston Ship Channel. There were no injuries, but the Channel was closed for ...
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Aug. 31—A lawsuit involving a massive natural gas line explosion in 2015 that killed one person and injured at least two others was turned over to the jury Wednesday afternoon in Kern County ...
April 2 – Six people were treated for injuries from explosions in Danvers, Massachusetts, sparked by gas leaks after a Boston Gas Co. worker accidentally fed high pressurized natural gas into a low-pressure system serving homes. The explosions occurred in houses and condominiums on Beaver Park Avenue and Maple, Lafayette, and Venice streets.