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| What Caused Those Gas Explosions In Massachusetts? No One Seems To Know |
| 2018-09-15 |
| [HOT AIR] When I wrote about this story Thursday afternoon, at least 70 homes had exploded and/or caught fire in the area of Lawrence, Massachusetts and authorities were scrambling to put out the fires and also to evacuate the area. It seemed obvious that there was some kind of problem with the gas lines but no one was too clear about what had started it. All anyone could point to was a notice posted on the gas company’s website Thursday morning which said they were going to be doing some work in the neighborhood. Today, the Associated Press reports the cause of the incident is still an open question: |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #12 You been hacked. It's probably been on Shoden for months. |
| Posted by: newc 2018-09-15 19:32 |
| #11 speaking of reportage... can't put him on a coin, but maybe... Blaine Hodge Disdained camouflage And cape: Such a lack of humility In hodging his responsibility! |
| Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2018-09-15 17:35 |
| #10 GRU agents. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2018-09-15 17:31 |
| #9 off the pile... On Cow Hill was heard to low Elsie, A cultured alumna of Wellesley, From her comfortable byre, "Oh, I do abhor fire, So thank goodness it ain't f----n' C-----a!" regrettable heat-of-the-moment Islamophobic reportage... SHAKSHOUKA DISASTER IN LAWRENCE The gas was beyond all endurance. It blew through his gown And set fire to the town In a wholely non-Muslim occurence! |
| Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2018-09-15 17:22 |
| #8 1) Possibly aging inferstructure 2) Possible shoddy workmanship in either maintence or installation 3) Possible illegal tapping into the system by " customers " 4) Possible work done by incompetent homeowners or fly by night "contractors" extending natural gas in their homes. 5) As stated above, crappy components 6) All of the above Every so often with a natural gas system there will be accidents. Homes leveled by explosions or and fires. This goes beyond one home system though. |
| Posted by: Cheaderhead 2018-09-15 15:25 |
| #7 Someone made the red clam chowder. Serves them right. |
| Posted by: gorb 2018-09-15 13:53 |
| #6 Someone made the red clam chowder. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2018-09-15 13:34 |
| #5 LowBid valve supplier. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2018-09-15 12:15 |
| #4 Suddenly over-pressurized lines blowing product past Chinese made valves and systems ? Suddenly over-pressured because some naughty person hacked into a SCADA system? |
| Posted by: SteveS 2018-09-15 11:44 |
| #3 The first reports were overpressurized lines; Besoeker's explanation will probably turn out to be the correct one. Also - Columbia Gas has been relieved of their duties in that area by Governor Charlie Baker (R-ino). |
| Posted by: Raj 2018-09-15 09:47 |
| #2 Suddenly over-pressurized lines blowing product past Chinese made valves and systems ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2018-09-15 09:09 |
| #1 tin hat on - If I was in bulk oil* sales in New England, I'd be very concerned about the adoption of natural gas** as a replacement. tin hat off. * remembering past panics and price raises during the winter. ** now so abundant we export it. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2018-09-15 08:42 |