Another gas explosion - this time Northeast Philadelphia

[malaise]

killing and injuring people.

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/20110119_1_dead__five_injured_in_gas_explosion_in_Northeast_Philly.html
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A gas explosion in Northeast Philadelphia Tuesday night killed one gas company worker and sent six people to the hospital, three of whom were in critical condition, authorities said.

Executive Fire Chief Daniel Williams said late Tuesday night that the body of a dead Philadelphia Gas Works employee was found at the scene of the explosion in 6900 block of Torresdale Avenue in the Tacony neighborhood.

PGW spokesman Cameron Kline said just before 11 p.m. that three of the PGW workers were in critical condition at Aria-Torresdale Hospital. Another PGW worker was in stable condition, as was an injured firefighter.

Alerted earlier to the smell of gas, firefighters and gas workers had cleared residents from homes in the area before the blast and were trying to address the leak to the gas line. A water main had also broken.
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Who is going to regulate the deteriorating utility infrastructure?

[RKP5637]

1. Some of those iron lines and all over this country are now well over a 100 I bet. Don't

worry, I'm sure the republicans are going to clean up the entire infrastructure by 2012.
:sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm:

[wtbymark]

2. just think, we all have these aging lines under our streets

and one only has to view the video of the Cali. explosion to be concerned. Just think of an area of 5 square city blocks basically vaporized.

[Demoiselle]

3. 12 inch, high pressure gas line blows...

Terrible explosion, terrible fire. Tragic. Yes, indeed, we must take up the slack and see to our infrastructure.

[TheMadMonk]

4. Essential services should not be privately owned. EOM