Natural gas explosion in Pittsburgh, two fatalities - Bombay News

A natural gas well exploded Friday in a remote area northeast of Pittsburgh, killing two people and causing a fire that raged for several hours.

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However, local police in Pittsburgh, which is located in the US state of Pennsylvania, were able to confirm that the blast occurred as maintenance staff worked on oil tanks, which involved the use of welding torches.

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The blast comes as the US public experiences a heightened sensitivity to an apparent lack of safety oversight in the domestic oil and gas industry following the BP oil spill and plans for a controversial crude oil pipeline to be laid across vast tracks of sensitive natural areas in several states from Canada to the Gulf Coast by TransCanada.

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Natural gas explosion in Pittsburgh, two fatalities - Bombay News