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shakenbk t1_jdvl16c wrote

Reply to comment by 30686 in A Pennsylvania chocolate factory explosion has killed 7 people by FolsgaardSE

Sounds like employees were reporting to supervisors about the smell of gas and they were told it was fine, ignore it, and continue working.

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30686 t1_jdvmkhe wrote

Yup. Saw those reports. I sincerely hope that is not true, but we'll probably find out at some point. OSHA is certainly involved in the investigation.

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Dismal-Radish-7520 t1_jdwhtkj wrote

The local gas places were quoted as saying they had no notices from management about any gas leaks that day. Possibly could be a small bit of misinformation getting passed around in articles, but it did see that often when reading about it.

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bubblegoose t1_jdwwy6i wrote

Yeah, wasn't the local gas company, UGI, also notified about a gas leak many times before a house exploded in Pottstown, killing an entire family?

No one has been held accountable for that one yet.

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linkdudesmash t1_jdx5r39 wrote

I don’t think that cause was ever determined. The houses didn’t have gas service. From what I remember.

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HogwartsKate t1_jdyknbi wrote

I lived in Millmont area when an entire block blew up from a gas leak. No one had gas. It was the degraded underground pipes from heavy truck traffic creating a leak that fill an open space and leaked into basements. Guy comes home from work, inserts key in door, static of metal click or flip of light switch —-boom as he opened the door. Lost his entire family. UGI was called. Didnt find it in time. No boomer released any balloons. Balloons are so 1980s! Boomers taught us how to eat with a fork !

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curlsncats t1_jdvu9wj wrote

I’m eagerly awaiting the USCSB video on this disaster to hear how leadership fucked up

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