Key questions remain after PSNC report on deadly Durham gas explosion

DURHAM -- A report to federal regulators obtained Wednesday gives the fullest accounting to date on the April 10 Durham gas explosion that killed two people and injured nearly two dozen others.

But the report says investigators for Dominion (PSNC) Energy do not yet know what ignited the gas leak or whether utility lines were properly marked for a contractor laying underground fiber cable.

Those questions and more were highlighted in the mandatory report from PSNC to to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA). The News & Observer obtained a copy of the report after a public records request through the Freedom of Information Act.

The gas explosion leveled one building and cost millions in property damage.

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(Durham Herald Sun)