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Pumpernickel has been long associated with the Westphalia region of Germany, first referred to in print in 1450. Although it is not known whether this and other early references refer to precisely the bread that came to be known as Pumpernickel, Westphalian pumpernickel is distinguished by use of coarse rye meal and a very long baking period, which gives the bread its characteristic dark color.
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]
December 23 – A natural gas leak or an open stop-cock at the purifying house of the New York Metropolitan Gas Company's works ignited and exploded, destroying the building and smashing windows in a nearby tenement. Further destruction was prevented by a quick-thinking employee who immediately shut down the gas mains.
The cause of the leak was a valve that apparently failed as workers performed routine testing, but gaps remain in what is known about the events that led up to the Reynosa explosion. [ 71 ] 2019: On 18 January 2019, a pipeline transporting gasoline exploded in the town of Tlahuelilpan , in the Mexican state of Hidalgo killed at least 96 people ...
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 ...
December 14, 1940 - A tank farm fire I Texas City killed one person, and injured 18 others. [156] May 16, 1952 - A massive tank farm fire hit a Corpus Christi terminal. [155] April 11, 1965 - A gas well blew out in Parker County, causing a massive fire. Firefighter Red Adair had to be called in to control the well, which was capped on April 17 ...
Cocoa powder, molasses and dark brown sugar lend the classic deep brown color to this pumpernickel bread. Load the slices with toppings or enjoy them topped with just a little bit of fresh butter ...
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 people and demolished two ...