You may or may not know about the law requiring you call for utility locating before you do any excavation. The pictures below are a result of a farmer using a post hole digger without calling for a “locate” and he hit an underground, high-pressure cross country gas pipe.
The farmer was never found. The gas explosion took out 2 homes.
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I was wondering where this happened? Does anyone know what state, or any other links to get more information (as in an investigation report?)
I am an electrical inspector and I work in the Division of Fire Safety with the State of Vermont.
Thanks!
They are real photographs, but an inaccurate description of the event(s) that took place. More here : http://www.snopes.com/photos/accident/gasmain.asp