explosion, how

Constantin

... needs to be treated with respect. Flammable vapors can develop from all sorts of substances, a point that driven home when I took a safety class at work some years ago.

According to the safety expert, one DIY guy was laying floor tile in the kitchen, went out to have a smoke, and had the house blow up behind him. Unfortunately, his little girl was still inside and died inside the burning/collapsed house. The glue vapors had ignited on the kitchen stove standing pilot.

Or the young chemist who was heating an evacuating flask or somesuch while not wearing a face shield. The flask imploded and cut his throat to shreds. The face mask was 6' away on the bench as he died on the floor.

Be careful out there.

Rich P.

Lexington explosion

I saw the news tonight, how did hi-pressure gas get
into the system? How high was the pressure?
They were luckky no one died

Steamhead (in transit)

Tim McElwain posted on OTT

that a district regulator failed. These devices are supposed to have backup, but apparently this one didn't.

Thank God no one was killed.

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Leo

News Report

Keyspan's president stated high pressure gas was released into a low pressure system by mistake.

Leo

Jeff Lawrence_24

Link

http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2005/11/10/two_escape_as_explosion_levels_house_in_lexington/

Constantin

Yup...

... very lucky guy went into the basement after hearing a "pop", smelled the gas, and ran out. The house blew up behind him, luckily mom was in the yard raking...

150 homes without heat for the night while the FD/Keyspan check out valves and regulators before turning the service back on.

Unknown

Go gas .....

Go BOOOM !

Seriously , I know the instances of gas related accidents is very low , but hearing something like this makes me glad we heat with oil . I remeber a few years ago there were a few explosions over here where the ground thawed , froze , then thawed in rapid sucession and gas leaking from mains in the street followed a path into the homes somehow . I believe one house in Hicksville didn't have any gas service at all .