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A chemical gas leak from a rail tanker in Whitewater Township, Ohio, prompted fears of an explosion and evacuation orders for people within at least a half-mile radius of the incident.
The climate change and energy transition organization Climate Nexus published similar data in a recent report, and said leaks on customer-owned lines are not reported to the federal government.
December 1, 2014 – A gauge leaking methane most likely caused an explosion and fire, in a Susquehanna County natural gas compressor station. [145] December 13, 2016 – Fire at a natural gas compressor station, located outside the village of Wharton Township, Potter County, Pennsylvania. [146]
Callout is defined as an order to report for emergency or special work at an unusual time or place. [citation needed] Many utilities rely on customers to report a power outage or gas leak by phone or email. Once notified, utility supervisors or dispatchers then call to find available workers and assemble a crew.
The gas leak may have triggered a shelter-in-place alert that was displayed for all of Dallas County on local radios, TV and cellphones. Dispatchers with the sheriff's office reported no other ...
April 2 – Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Company, reported a leak on their 72nd Street Interstate Transmission Lateral located in North Bergen, New Jersey. Workers discovered a rock in contact with the bottom of the pipe. Upon removing the rock, the pipeline began to leak. There was no fire or injuries reported as a result of this incident. [152]
Two Kansas City area homes have exploded in the past week because of gas-related incidents. Do you know how to detect gas in your home?
Detractors pointed out the safety issues involved with locating a high-volume, high-pressure gas transmission pipeline through towns and near neighborhoods that would be within the explosion blast zone of a leak. [15] In the Duckworth–Eiber Report, researchers showed that many gas transmission pipelines are dangerously close to homes and schools.