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Post by Logan on May 7, 2017 5:53:03 GMT -6
FIRESTONE, Colo. (AP) — Colorado's governor has ordered inspections of all active and abandoned natural gas pipelines near occupied buildings after investigators determined a leaking line caused a home explosion that killed two people. Gov. John Hickenlooper also says the state will investigate whether anyone broke the law in connection with the April 17 explosion in the town of Firestone. Investigators said Tuesday the explosion was caused by odorless, unrefined natural gas leaking from a small pipeline that was considered abandoned but remained connected to a nearby well. Officials say the gas seeped through the ground and into the home's basement. Read more: news.hjnews.com/nation/the-latest-colorado-orders-inspections-after-gas-explosion/article_1cb3d77e-44ea-5eb2-b878-2c7eaa48f11a.html
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