FAIRPORT HARBOR, Ohio (AP) — Ohio regulators say ice caused
the buildup in natural gas pressure that triggered a house explosion,
fires and an evacuation in one village.
Spokesman Matt Butler with
the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio says ice that formed in a
sensor line caused a gas pressure regulator to fail Monday in Fairport
Harbor. Temperatures were well below freezing at the time.
The
resulting fires hit at least 15 homes, apartments and other buildings in
the community about 30 miles northeast of Cleveland.
Butler tells The News-Herald of Willoughby his agency will file a formal report once its investigation is
complete.
The
fire department says most people affected by the evacuation have
returned to town. But several structures can no longer be occupied.
FAIRPORT HARBOR, Ohio (AP) — Ohio regulators say ice caused
the buildup in natural gas pressure that triggered a house explosion,
fires and an evacuation in one village.
Spokesman Matt Butler with
the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio says ice that formed in a
sensor line caused a gas pressure regulator to fail Monday in Fairport
Harbor. Temperatures were well below freezing at the time.
The
resulting fires hit at least 15 homes, apartments and other buildings in
the community about 30 miles northeast of Cleveland.
Butler tells The News-Herald of Willoughby his agency will file a formal report once its investigation is
complete.
The
fire department says most people affected by the evacuation have
returned to town. But several structures can no longer be occupied.