Columbia Gas reported 471 miles of cast-iron and wrought-iron gas distribution lines – the kind of old gas pipe that the government and safety experts have been pushing utilities to replace for ...

The gas leaks that fueled those blasts are not uncommon. Neither is the cast-iron pipe — some of it more than a century old — that is the chief suspect in each of those three explosions and ...

When Darryle Brown woke up in the dark hours of an early December morning, he heard an explosion. Suddenly, Brown was on fire and trapped underneath an eight-inch-thick concrete slab – the floor ...

That morning, an Austin father died in his home when a gas leak sparked an explosion. Since then, the KVUE Defenders uncovered the same type of aging cast iron pipe leading to his home sits ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Peoples Gas says it plans to retire and remove the oldest gas pipe in the city of Chicago on Friday. The utility company says the 20-inch, cast-iron gas main has delivered natural ...

The oldest cast-iron gas pipe in the city of Chicago is secured on a flatbed truck following it’s extraction at Orleans and Hubbard, Friday, June 28, 2019. When the pipe was first installed ...

In 1950 gas companies around the country began to install unprotected steel pipes instead of cast-iron, but that material isn't faring much better than the iron, Jackson says. It wasn't until ...

Cast iron and steel lines are prone to leaks. "Accelerated replacement of our aging gas pipes ensures we can support a safe, clean and reliable gas system well into the future," said Ralph LaRossa ...

Rafael Anchia have been informed of a major development: Atmos has removed its cast iron pipes. "There is some justice ... be the safest provider of natural gas services. Over the last 10 years ...

Gas Utility Access and Replacement Directive (GUARD), Peoples Gas System’s Cast Iron/Bare Steel Pipe Replacement Rider (Rider), and Florida City Gas’ (FCG) Safety, Access, and Facility ...

A regulatory battle over the subterranean network of century-old gas pipes buried beneath the ... the replacement of 49 miles of large cast-iron pipe, ostensibly saving about $330 million.