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  2. Gas leak - Wikipedia

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    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]

  3. Gas explosion - Wikipedia

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    The cause was an explosion following a propane tank leak. [7] On March 1, 1965, the LaSalle Heights Disaster occurred when a gas line fractured in a low-cost residential neighborhood near Montreal, Quebec, killing 28 people and injuring dozens. On January 9, 1968, in Reading, Pennsylvania, an explosion killed nine persons and demolished two ...

  4. List of pipeline accidents in the United States in the 1970s

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    December 9 – A Phillips Petroleum Company propane pipeline leaked, in Franklin County, Missouri, causing the 1970 propane vapor cloud explosion in Port Hudson. The leak led to a propane cloud explosion, with a force estimated up to 50 tons of TNT. The NTSB cited past external and internal corrosion issues, and poor welds on the uncoated ...

  5. That rotten egg smell could be a gas leak. What can you do to ...

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    Natural gas leaks happen nearly every day in the U.S. — and they can be deadly if they go undetected. A report from a group of Texas environmental nonprofits released in June found around 2,600 ...

  6. Fallen tree causes propane leak, evacuation of 17 residents ...

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    The leak couldn't be stopped because of damage to the tank valves, according to Troyer, who said the tank was transported to a field to off load. Fallen tree causes propane leak, evacuation of 17 ...

  7. Propane - Wikipedia

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    Propane is denser than air. If a leak in a propane fuel system occurs, the vaporized gas will have a tendency to sink into any enclosed area and thus poses a risk of explosion and fire. The typical scenario is a leaking cylinder stored in a basement; the propane leak drifts across the floor to the pilot light on the furnace or water heater, and ...

  8. Propane leak causes fire at Kentucky plant, forces evacuation ...

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    Propane leak causes fire at Kentucky plant, forces evacuation of nursing home ... you can dance, sweat and be in bed by 11 p.m. ... 4-year-old girl gives unforgettable announcement after stealing ...

  9. List of pipeline accidents in the United States in the 1990s

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    The leak was caused by external corrosion of the pipeline, which was installed in 1928. [177] [178] October 21 – A workman using digging equipment near Runnelstown, Mississippi ruptured a propane pipeline, causing a leak that led to an explosion and fire that destroyed 4 homes, and forced 22 families to evacuate their homes. [179]