# NTSB Safety Recommendation P-74-014

**Citation:** P-74-014  
**Type / status:** guidance / guidance  
**Agency:** National Transportation Safety Board  
**Effective:** 1974-02-20  
**Published:** 1974-02-20

THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE SOUTHERN UNION GAS COMPANY: IMPROVE FOLLOWUP PROCEDURES TO ASSURE THAT ALL REPORTED LEAKS ARE LOCATED.

## Document text

NTSB safety recommendation P-74-014.

THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE SOUTHERN UNION GAS COMPANY: IMPROVE FOLLOWUP PROCEDURES TO ASSURE THAT ALL REPORTED LEAKS ARE LOCATED.

Priority: CLASS II

Overall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action

Issued Date: 1974-02-20

Adopted Date: 1974-02-13

Overall Date Closed: 1976-09-10

Synopsis: ON APRIL 22, 1973, A VIOLENT EXPLOSION DESTROYED 7 OF 15 UNITS IN AN APARTMENT COMPLEX IN EL PASO, TEXAS. SEVEN PERSONS WERE KILLED, AND EIGHT PERSONS WERE HOSPITALIZED, TWO OF WHOM WERE CRITICALLY INJURED.

Ntsbnumber: PLD73XR007

Report Number: PAR-74-02

Addressee Name: Southern Union Gas Company

Addressee Status: Closed--No Longer Applicable

Addressee Date Closed: 1976-09-10

Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry

Communication Date: 1975-01-09

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Communication Contents: SOUTHERN UNION GAS COMPANY LTR: WE FEEL THAT WE HAVE ALWAYS FOLLOWED THOSE PROCEDURES RECOMMENDED. WE HAVE REEMPHASIZED THE ABSOLUTE NECESSITY FOR COMPLIANCE ON THE PART OF OUR PERSONNEL. 1/17/75 - IN TELEPHONE CONVERSATION SOUTHERN UNION STATED THAT THEY HAVE DEVELOPED RADIO ANNOUNCEMENTS, HAND OUTS, AND BILL STUFFERS IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH TO AID IN EDUCATING THEIR CUSTOMERS AND THE PUBLIC.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/sr-details/P-74-014>
- Source ID: `ntsb-pipeline`
- SHA-256: `0b35e8cd3938eed716e53caaa72263ec478bf265af462bca44b0c68657d5cf63`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:57:24.741Z
- Exported: 2026-08-23T10:19:05.718Z
- Document slug: `ntsb-recommendation-p-74-014`

### Source metadata

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  "priority": "CLASS II",
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  "overallDateClosed": "1976-09-10",
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