Former NTSB director focuses on tree roots as potential factor in Preston Hollow house explosions By Zack Briggs, KENS5 (May 6, 2026) Hall said the chemical that gives natural gas its distinctive odor can be stripped away as the gas … [Read more...] about Former NTSB director focuses on tree roots as potential factor in Preston Hollow house explosions
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NTSB Report on Fatal South Jordan, UT Explosion Reveals Crack in Notoriously Problematic Pipe Material as its Root Cause
The explosion rattled a suburban Utah neighborhood and tragically took the life of 15-year-old Logan Hansen. For the second time this year, the NTSB identified Aldyl-A pipe as the source of a fatal failure, it was also at the center of the … [Read more...] about NTSB Report on Fatal South Jordan, UT Explosion Reveals Crack in Notoriously Problematic Pipe Material as its Root Cause
NTSB Issues Eight Recommendations to Atmos Energy after its 2024 Explosions in Jackson, MS Kill One, Injure Another and Blow Up Three Houses
In recent years, Atmos Energy’s gas distribution pipeline network has experienced a slew of home explosions. The recommendations from the NTSB come on the heels of yet another Atmos-related explosion on March 19 in Lake Dallas, Texas that … [Read more...] about NTSB Issues Eight Recommendations to Atmos Energy after its 2024 Explosions in Jackson, MS Kill One, Injure Another and Blow Up Three Houses