NTSB Safety Recommendation P-74-014

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Addressee Status: Closed--No Longer Applicable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.