[20347] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Internet 1, Backhoe 0
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (David Lesher)
Fri Oct 9 13:09:47 1998
From: David Lesher <wb8foz@nrk.com>
To: nanog@merit.edu (nanog list)
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1998 12:55:07 -0400 (EDT)
In-Reply-To: <107201bdf398$c7fdcec0$74b740ab@shrike> from "Erik Neuenschwander" at Oct 9, 98 08:23:34 am
> http://www.bergen.com/region/gas0919981009.htm
>
> "One worker, whose name was not released, was burned on his right arm, said
> Patrolman Troy Midgette. Ruggiero said it was a minor burn. ...
> A backhoe was engulfed in flames at the excavation site ... "
South Jersey Gas Co. crews were digging about 5:25 p.m. when
they hit the 2-inch gas main, said utility spokesman Al Ruggiero.
I'll close my input by saying this was clearly distribution,
not transmission. Transmission lines are ~10-30" dia and do not
run through resi. areas {for the most part...}.
The scary part is where they do go --- including along railroad
rights-of-way, next to existing highway easements, etc.
Sound familiar?
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