Archives by Tag 'NTSB'
Recent Gas Explosions Raise Questions of U.S. Pipeline Safety
By William J. Dubanevich - Last updated: Friday, February 11, 2011
A series of natural gas explosions has raised questions about the safety of the nation’s aging pipeline system. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has scheduled a hearing March 1-3 concerning results of an investigation into a San Bruno, CA pipeline explosion caused by a faulty pipe and will discuss concerns about the pipeline infrastructure [...]
Poor Welds Found in Gas Pipe Explosion that Killed 8 People, Injured 50, Destroyed 37 Homes
By William J. Dubanevich - Last updated: Friday, January 21, 2011
A government investigation into a gas pipe explosion last September that caused the death of eight people and destroyed 37 homes in a California neighborhood has found weld defects in pipeline recovered from the site. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a report on the September 9, 2010 incident in which a 30-inch [...]
