An early January gas explosion in Allentown, Pennsylvania, brings to mind last year's fatal gas explosion that leveled an entire block and killed five, including two children. It is also a reminder of a 2006 gas explosion that leveled four homes and damaged four more and a 2011 Philadelphia gas explosion that killed a worker and injured six. Inadequate training of workers was considered a contributing cause in at least two of these Pennsylvania explosions.
Authorities are looking into whether last week's blast was also caused by inadequate training. When the gas explosion occurred, Great Western Services workers were installing pipes. There was a crack in the gas line between the meter and the house, which was technically beyond UGI's (the company in question) responsibility.
