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LoneStarRising Forum Moderator User ID: 76905754 United States 09/13/2018 06:28 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | IIRC most underground gas lines are at 10 psi or upgraded to 60psi. Quoting: Steamer And then regulators at each building to drop it down further to 3-5 depending on furnace/boiler/etc. So if a compression station on the pipeline system went fucky, and ALL of its safety controls and relief valves failed AND the pressure STILL blew past EACH building or house's own regulator then that is a major strange occurence indeed. There are ALOT of safety devices in place to prevent this. A computer hack that caused a gas compression station to overpressurize is one thing, but there are alot of physical/mechanical relief valves/diaphragm rupture disks/regulators that are unhackable. So maybe not "overpressurization". One thing it could be, is that in winter the gas companies inject butane or other high BTU gas into the 'natural gas' stream to boost BTU without increasing volume or pressure. Maybe some extra high BTU gas got injected by accident? Maybe sour gas? Or a fire occured inside the pipes and its a giant fougasse now. No way to stop it until it burns itself out. One thing for sure- somethings fucky! Thanks for the quick education. It seems to just be a few structures in the area affected. They could have had faulty pressure regulators at those locations. Not according to the live news report I'm watching..they have lost count of the fires and explosions. Watching this link: [link to www.pscp.tv (secure)] Seeing one house among hundreds on fire. Why are they not all/most on fire if the gas mains are overpressurized? Practically all those houses up there have natural gas coming into them. LoneStarRising |
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BBQ BOY User ID: 71292324 United States 09/13/2018 06:29 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Boston 25 News ‏ Verified account @boston25 5m5 minutes ago #BREAKING #Lawrence mayor @danrivera01843 says all residents in SOUTH LAWRENCE should head NORTH of the river. #Boston25 "Never underestimate the pain of a person. In all honesty, everyone is struggling. Just some people are better at hiding it than others." Everyone has to work out their own salvation. Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards. |
Cosmic Charlie User ID: 75992005 United States 09/13/2018 06:29 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | It seems to just be a few structures in the area affected. They could have had faulty pressure regulators at those locations. Not according to the live news report I'm watching..they have lost count of the fires and explosions. Watching this link: [link to www.pscp.tv (secure)] Seeing one house among hundreds on fire. Why are they not all/most on fire if the gas mains are overpressurized? Practically all those houses up there have natural gas coming into them. Odd regulators vs the newer version ? |
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BBQ BOY User ID: 71292324 United States 09/13/2018 06:30 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Dave Toussaint ‏ @engineco16 4m4 minutes ago Crews attempting to shut the main gas line down that feeds the whole city. #Lawrence MA Multiple gas explosions,#Breaking "Never underestimate the pain of a person. In all honesty, everyone is struggling. Just some people are better at hiding it than others." Everyone has to work out their own salvation. Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards. |
Tony from Montreal User ID: 69281410 Canada 09/13/2018 06:30 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | That's why I'll never buy house powered by gas. Never have to worry about this with hydropower. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: but they that wait for Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint. Isaiah 40:30-31 |
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LoneStarRising Forum Moderator User ID: 76905754 United States 09/13/2018 06:30 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: LoneStarRising It seems to just be a few structures in the area affected. They could have had faulty pressure regulators at those locations. Not according to the live news report I'm watching..they have lost count of the fires and explosions. Watching this link: [link to www.pscp.tv (secure)] Seeing one house among hundreds on fire. Why are they not all/most on fire if the gas mains are overpressurized? Practically all those houses up there have natural gas coming into them. Odd regulators vs the newer version ? Yep. They malfunction sometimes. They can only handle so much overpressure before they fail. No telling how much overpressure happened. LoneStarRising |
Only Me Strawberry Girl User ID: 29487835 United States 09/13/2018 06:31 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | This is not an everyday experience. If this was human error they will be sued to hell and back. I think it was sabotaged. Whether by an employee or terrorist who knows Quoting: Cooing Dove Definitely. Goodbye, halcyon days... There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory mentioned, which states that this has already happened. |
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BBQ BOY User ID: 71292324 United States 09/13/2018 06:32 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Charlie Baker ‏ Verified account @MassGovernor 8m8 minutes ago More Statement from the Office of Governor Charlie Baker regarding the ongoing situation in the Merrimack Valley. [link to twitter.com (secure)] "Never underestimate the pain of a person. In all honesty, everyone is struggling. Just some people are better at hiding it than others." Everyone has to work out their own salvation. Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards. |
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AxX User ID: 76638975 United States 09/13/2018 06:32 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | They canned the workers that were running things, thinking they knew better. Then this over pressurization happens? Tsk tsk. Lots of lawsuits coming... So sad. Energy flows where focus goes. [25/77/19] Rev 3:9 <-- Wonder who these guys are? “The future’s uncertain and The End is always near!” - Jim Morrison, 1970 |
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BBQ BOY User ID: 71292324 United States 09/13/2018 06:33 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Mass State Police ‏ Verified account @MassStatePolice 6m6 minutes ago More Updated plotting of confirmed fires and explosions by MSP Watch Center. 39 locations confirmed thus far. Number will grow. New responses ongoing. Reminder: all residents of Lawrence/Andover/N Andover who have Columbia Gas must evacuate, as should anyone else who smells gas. "Never underestimate the pain of a person. In all honesty, everyone is struggling. Just some people are better at hiding it than others." Everyone has to work out their own salvation. Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards. |
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KLOWN User ID: 76738177 Canada 09/13/2018 06:34 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | This is not an everyday experience. If this was human error they will be sued to hell and back. I think it was sabotaged. Whether by an employee or terrorist who knows Quoting: Cooing Dove I saw this thread and terrorism was my first thought ya same here what a sad world we live in when it is the first thing that pops into your mind then not believing the news.... |
ElleMira User ID: 76494359 United States 09/13/2018 06:34 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Time to short some stock in Columbia Gas. Quoting: AxX They canned the workers that were running things, thinking they knew better. Then this over pressurization happens? Tsk tsk. Lots of lawsuits coming... So sad. Sounding more like a major fuck up on part of Columbia Gas. Major is an understatement. |
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