Crumbling Gas Lines: Not Just a New York Problem
According to News LI: The recent explosion and fire that destroyed part of a city block and left two men dead in downtown Manhattan has raised new concerns about the health of [...]
PUC To Vote On Record $1.6-Billion Fine For PG&E in San Bruno Blast
According to the Los Angeles Times: California utility regulators are poised to hit Pacific Gas & Electric Co. with a record-high, $1.6-billion penalty for negligence leading to the deadly natural gas explosion [...]
California City Hit By Gas Explosion Backs Tougher Penalty
According to the San Francisco Examiner: Officials of a San Francisco suburb hit by a deadly 2010 gas-line blast said Tuesday they support a proposal to raise the financial penalty against the [...]
Gas Explosion Holds Lessons
According to the Columbus Dispatch: It is pure luck, or some would say a miracle, that no one was killed or even seriously injured on Saturday afternoon when a gas leak turned [...]
Brooklyn Bridge Closed After Gas Pipe Ruptures
According to the New York Post: Workers accidentally hit a gas pipe in downtown Brooklyn Saturday morning, starting a leak that shut down traffic on the Brooklyn Bridge, officials said. A high-pressure [...]
Gas Leaks Are Rare But Devastating Accidents
According to KPAX News: All it takes is a tiny spark to cause a tiny explosion that can level a building or a home, like the one that recently destroyed a home [...]
Homes Evacuated After Huge Sinkhole Opens Up In South Amboy
According to CBS New York: Three homes were evacuated Tuesday morning after a large sinkhole swallowed a car in South Amboy. Video from the scene showed a small SUV covered in mud [...]
Neighbors Say They Are Concerned About Gas Leaks Following Upper Arlington Explosion
According to 10 TV News: ... the persistent smell of rotten eggs detected more than a year ago.
Home Destroyed, Several People Hurt in Gas Explosion
According to Fox 28 News: A natural gas explosion felt for miles away blew an Upper Arlington home to bits Saturday afternoon. As many as seven neighboring homes sustained damage, as well... several [...]
Underground Explosions Toss Manhole Covers
According to IndyStar News: A utility consultant warned three years ago that manhole explosions would continue to rock Downtown Indianapolis three to five times a year and that Indianapolis Power & Light [...]
Fatal Ewing Gas Explosion: PSE&G, Contractor Hit With Largest Fines in State BPU History
According to NJ.com: PSE&G and subcontractor Henkels & McCoy were hit Wednesday with the largest fines ever issued by the state Board of Public Utilities for safety violations that led to the [...]
Wisconsin High Court Puts Insurer On Hook In Gas Explosion Case
According to Law 360: The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday put Chartis Specialty Insurance Co. back on the hook for defense costs and indemnity fees incurred by a construction company in four [...]
Water Main Break in Leads to the Discovery of a Sinkhole
According to NBC (KGNS News) TV: Repair crews in Corpus Christi are working to fix a water main break that opened up a huge sinkhole early Tuesday morning. Around 4:15 the car [...]
Several Buildings Evacuated for Natural Gas Leak in NW D.C.
According to NBC Washington:
Fifth gas line rupture in Vienna construction zone brings evacuation
According to NBC News (WFMJ): ... this is the fifth gas line break within the area under construction. ... the crews hit a two-inch line that was miss-marked. Local employees affected by [...]
Excavator Damages Gas Line at Construction Site
According to CTV News: Workers ruptured a one-inch gas line at a condo construction site a block away from a similar incident only a week earlier.
NYC Service Marks Anniversary of Gas Blast That Killed 8
According to ABC News: "In the days after the blast, federal investigators found a leak in a gas main that had parts dating back to 1887."
Regulator: PG&E should pay $1.6 billion penalty for San Bruno gas explosion
According to Fox-KTVU: California's top regulator on Friday proposed Pacific Gas & Electric Co. pay $1.6 billion as penalty for causing a deadly 2010 gas-pipeline explosion in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Gas Line Rupture Evacuates School
According to ABC WQOW: During construction in St. Paul's Lutheran School a gas line ruptured.
Water Main Break Knocks Out Power To Several Pitt Buildings
According to CBS Pittsburgh: A water main break has led to a major power outage at the University of Pittsburgh. Classes are cancelled and employees who work in those buildings should not [...]