The enforcement case stemmed from a December 13, 2022, sewer repair excavation at 3204 Crest Road in Harrisburg. During excavation, Pronto Plumbing damaged a UGI natural gas service line. Escaping gas migrated into the residence, accumulated, and later ignited, resulting in an explosion and fire that destroyed the home, damaged three neighboring residences, and injured two individuals.

Here’s a high-level overview of how a natural gas public utility (NGDU) typically converts and eliminates a master-meter system, such as in a mobile home park, apartment complex or housing authority property, transitioning to direct utility service

A recent Michigan court decision offers important insights into gas safety responsibilities and risk management. The case involved an explosion at a Commerce Township home, where investigators found severely corroded customer-owned steel piping under a deck. The homeowner sued Consumers Energy, alleging that vibrations from service line replacement work caused cracks in the pipe. The court dismissed the claim, citing lack of evidence and well-established legal principles. Key

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our firefighters and four civilians were hospitalized after the explosion ripped through a building in a southeast Dallas apartment community on Wednesday morning.

Critical importance of contractor qualification, documentation, and oversight in gas system work.

(PHMSA) announced it has transmitted a notice to the Federal Register that rescinds an Advisory Bulletin issued by the Biden administration concerning the provisions in Section 114 of the “Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety Act of 2020” (2020 PIPES Act).

PUC mandates a focused effort to identify and replace older plastic pipe materials—particularly those installed before 1982—that have been linked to brittle-like cracking and sudden failures.

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A tragic gas explosion in Wappingers Falls highlights the critical responsibility of utility companies to provide safe and adequate service. Learn how enforcement and accountability are shaping the future of gas safety.

🏢 Case Study: The $6.1 Million Settlement That Followed Tragedy On May 28, 2024, a devastating gas explosion  in the basement of the...

Crestwood, Illinois - On June 12, 2025, a natural gas-fueled explosion and fire destroyed a single-family residence at 14109 Kenneth...

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NTSB Report Recommendations from 2023 West Reading Gas Explosion

Westover Property Management faced scrutiny over whether their natural gas systems qualify as "master meter systems" under federal and state

Are you an operator dealing with natural gas in the regions of Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, Ohio, New Jersey, or...

Industries are planning a massive buildout of CO2 pipelines. Here’s what to know about the health risks, and how we’re asking the government