Posts Tagged ‘Fires’

Pennsylvania natural gas explosion kills 5

Thursday, February 10th, 2011
Allentown, Pa. (AP) - A natural gas explosion rocked a downtown neighborhood overnight, killing five people, leveling two houses and spawning fires that burned for hours through an entire row of

Coroner: Pa. natural gas explosion kills 5 people

Thursday, February 10th, 2011
A natural gas explosion rocked a downtown neighborhood overnight, killing five people, leveling two houses and spawning fires that burned for hours through an entire row of neighboring homes.

Food plant blast prompts call for gas safety law change

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010
The US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) was due to vote last night on the measure in a bid to tackle explosions and fires caused when fuel gas is used to clean or purge gas pipes of debris, air or other substances. Such an exercise is usually carried out during maintenance or construction.