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January 3 – A gas explosion hit under a Manhattan borough street in New York City, New York, followed by a number of other gas explosions. 300 families were evacuated, and streets were cracked for four blocks. Difficulties of interconnected gas mains caused a seven-hour delay in shutting down the gas in the area. [180]
Ninety seconds later, the gasoline ignited. The explosion hurled huge fireballs hundreds of feet in the air and flames engulfed the gasoline drenched buildings. All seven buildings on the north side of the 9500 block of Venice and several parked cars were incinerated. One person was burned beyond recognition when flames enveloped his moving ...
However, the explosion appears to have actually been caused by pressurized gas cylinders that were kept in the work truck, according to FDNY Deputy Chief George Healy. The explosion damaged ...
The cause seemed to be internal corrosion. [5] July 28 – A gas line explosion and fire occurred in Martin County, Texas, which injured four workers. A ditching truck hit an existing high-pressure gas line, causing an explosion and fire. [6] July 29 – A contractor ruptured a gas pipeline in Mont Belvieu, Texas, causing an explosion and fire ...
A suspected underground gas explosion during Johannesburg's evening rush hour ripped open roads and flipped more than 20 cars in South Africa’s biggest city Wednesday, injuring at least nine ...
While it remained unclear what may have caused the disaster, the Metroplex has seen numerous gas explosions in recent years, including a fatal 2018 explosion that led investigators to demand ...
Reportedly, a former gas technician caused the explosion due to a dispute with his former employers. On May 11, 2004, the Stockline Plastics Factory in the Maryhill area of Glasgow was destroyed by a gas explosion. The cause was found by a Health and Safety Executive report to be the ignition of gas from a ruptured pipe. Nine people were killed ...
Ohio explosion caused by cut gas line thought to be turned off, investigators say 06/01/2024 03:10 -0400 YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — A crew working in the basement area of an Ohio building intentionally cut a gas line not knowing it was pressurized before a deadly explosion this week, the National Transportation Safety Board said Friday.