Industry News

Fire officials investigate Topeka explosion

ksnt.com • February 6, 2012

Fire officials say the woman injured in a house explosion at 1905 S.W. Navajo in Topeka is 73-year-old Lucy Tolliver. Tolliver was taken in serious condition to the University of Kansas Medical Center Monday morning. There, she remains in the Intensive Care Unit.

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Who To Call Before Digging To Prevent Natural Gas Explosions

Marques White • wibw.com • January 30, 2012

Authorities believe an explosion that totaled a Topeka home at 1905 S.W. Navajo Monday, started after a gas line was hit, while a sprinkler was being installed.
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O&R: Contractor dug without marking utility lines

Peter Carr/The Journal News • lohud.com • January 18, 2012

The remnants of 52 Zarriello Lane in West Haverstraw Jan. 17, 2012 as seen through a hole blasted in the wall of 54 Zarriello Lane. The house was destroyed in a gas explosion, Orlando Rodriguez' home at 54 Zarriello was condemned because of damage from the explosion.
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Call Before You Dig: Sewer lines will soon be registered

Susan Wolf • TheReddingPilot.com • January 18, 2012

The town's wastewater treatment plant in Georgetown will soon be registered with the Call Before You Dig program.
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2012 CGA Excavation Safety Conference & Expo - Conference Preview

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President Obama signs US pipeline safety bill into law

Platts • January 3, 2012

Congress passed the bill (H.R. 2845) in December after the House of Representatives and Senate reached a compromise that gave lawmakers time to block some new regulations that the law could mandate.


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Sinkhole prompts evacuations, need to move dozens of graves

69 News, news@wfmz.com • www.wfmz.com • December 29, 2011

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - A broken water main may be to blame for creating a sinkhole that has put a dozen nearby homes and scores of grave sites in peril.
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