# WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY — Gas distribution — incident on 1973-06-23

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- **citation:** PHMSA Report 1730526
- **title:** WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY — Gas distribution — incident on 1973-06-23
- **source type:** incident
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** historical
- **official:** true
- **published on:** 1981-08-24
- **effective on:** 1973-06-23
- **summary:** Gas distribution incident in BOWIE, PRINCE GEORGES County, MD. Reported cause: CONSTRUCTION DEFECT/MATERIAL FAILURE. Reported consequences: 3 fatalities, 1 injuries, $400 reported property damage. Operator-reported incident data submitted to PHMSA, generally within 30 days. Records may be supplemented or corrected and do not represent final agency causal findings.
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Gas distribution incident in BOWIE, PRINCE GEORGES County, MD. Reported cause: CONSTRUCTION DEFECT/MATERIAL FAILURE. Reported consequences: 3 fatalities, 1 injuries, $400 reported property damage. Operator-reported incident data submitted to PHMSA, generally within 30 days. Records may be supplemented or corrected and do not represent final agency causal findings.

Report number: 1730526.

Operator ID: 22182.

Reported incident date: 6/23/1973.
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