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The order came a day after Dominion Energy crews had to fix a gas leak and restore service to everyone in the Woodcreek neighborhood after a line was cut at Stoneridge Drive and the area was ...
The leak in the area of Morrissee Avenue and Norwood Street occurred at around 9:57 a.m. after a company working in the area hit a gas line and broke it, said DeVirgilio.
This pipeline had been given a Corrective Action Order in October 2014, due to a number of leaks. [296] [297] [298] A gas pipeline exploded near the Ross Barnett Reservoir in Brandon, Mississippi, creating a sizable crater in the ground and burning 6 acres of vegetation before the fire was extinguished. No injuries were reported.
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]
A number of the explosions in recent years were found to originate from leaks on the customer-owned portion of the gas lines, according to Railroad Commission documents.
As there was no value to the natural gas, the oil companies turned a blind eye. This "raw" or "wet" gas varied in quality from day to day, even from hour to hour. [6]: 259-260 Untreated natural gas is both odorless and colorless, so leaks are difficult to detect and may go unnoticed.
A chemical gas leak from a rail tanker near Cincinnati prompted fears of an explosion and evacuation orders for people within at least a half-mile radius of the incident.
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