20 gas explosions in Massachusetts just now!!!

Just woken up here, haven't read the thread so don't know if this has been posted..


Possible cause?

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Re: Lawrence Methuen Andover gas explosions. This was posted on the Columbia website today.

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A pet goat that walks funny and has a hollow look in his eyes...

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this is one part of the reason it will not be all over the news. lots of people would feel the way you do

we were just talking about gas lines here in our area last evening. some said NO, not now, not ever.

^^This

Now know exactly the reason why I will not use it. To think one minute all's ok and next minute you aren't. No warning?
Scary!!

Well consider this... 35,000 people are killed in the US each year in car accidents, while maybe a couple dozen are killed by gas explosions.

Shit... I don't think I helped you feel any better, did I?

they're just testing how much bullshit they can shove down our throats.

good find.

body counts aren't useful to determine Homeland Security.

what is his name and the names of the 8 others?

Have you local Gas company do a check on your system and have them explain how this won't happen to your home.

Get information and understanding of your home systems. Screw the fear...fix the problem, not to be rude to you..I also have gas and will be ding a check up tomorrow.

'There are so many fires, you can't see the sky': Multiple injuries as more than 70 homes EXPLODE near Boston after 'gas main meltdown' - and thousands of residents are told to 'get out now!'

Leonel Rondon, 18, has been identified as the 18-year-old man killed in Lawrence on Thursday
Up to 70 fires are being reported in Lawrence, Andover and North Andover
Officials said problems with the natural gas system caused multiple explosions
Methuen Police Chief said there are so many fires 'you can't even see the sky'
Police are urging residents to leave their homes if they smell gas and said residents with Columbia Gas service should evacuate immediately
At least one home has been demolished, according to local media outlets
State police said that the power company would be shutting off power to all of Lawrence, North Andover and Andover 'to assist in the gas situation'
All the fires in Andover have been extinguished, where a total of 35 fires were reported

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Well consider this... 35,000 people are killed in the US each year in car accidents,

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Yeah, I hear ya.

I wouldn't even be bothered if one accident took out one house with a gas explosion.

But to think of high pressure just going down the line popping homes & buildings like popcorn...

It's a tad bit disconcerting!

No thanks, I'll stick with my propane system.

I have installed my system and am fully confident in my work.

Gas is only as safe as you make it.

I don't know much about natural gas, but I do know about propane (and propane accessories). Can you install a pressure regulator on the gas line coming into the house?
I see a lot of them on propane fueled houses.
If so, I would do this right away.

Yeah, if even half of those fatal accidents occurred at the same time on the same highway, it would be a lot more terrifying, wouldn’t it? The way we feel about things can’t be explained by cold logic.

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Precisely.

Every NG gas appliance has a control valve/regulator that is designed to work at around 7" to 9" of water column working pressure, or around 1/3rd PSI. If the piping system were introduced to 10 psi, it would blow the diaphragms/control valves of every gas appliance.

Once that happened, the 10 psi flow of gas would be blowing into the structure from every gas appliance, unabated.

Last Edited by TheGasMan II on 09/13/2018 11:59 PM

A guy over at ZH was saying this happened about 10 years ago not far away from today's disaster.

Apparently some knucklehead hooked up a high pressure feed line to the low pressure residential lines. The high pressure blew out all the pressure regulators at the homes and mayhem ensued.

Not as bad as today but the same thing.

Propane is a different animal but a close cousin. Most propane homes use an integral or twin stage regulator with two built in diaphragms at the tank. If one fails the other catches it.

Some utilize a 2 regulator system. One at the tank and one at the point of entry into the structure. In this case, both have two diaphragms.

Different houses need different pressures with propane, depending on total BTU rating.

Good thing about a propane system is that it is independent. They are not susceptible to outside failures like NG can be.

Last Edited by TheGasMan II on 09/14/2018 12:03 AM

would divert the narrative for whats coming in hurricain

inclusivly in 2 or 3 days that area gonna be touched by the huricain

Active gas leak in a sewer in Lawrence.

H1b visa workers? Sanctuary workers?

Thank you GAS MAN, this is the right thread for you.

This didn't happen in the vacinity of Poncho's Taco Emporium did it?

You just know they're already planning on making a movie about this. It's not everyday some idiot blows up 50 houses!

If this is their idea of an upgrade remind me to stay in business class

Another exercise before an attack, they always do that.

Most 2 stage propane reg. systems are used when the tank is some distance from the house. It's for stability of pressure. The first is at the tank a high pressure regulator and another regulator next to the house to bring the high pressure gas down for use in the home.


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