Thursday, February 25, 1999
State probe of gas explosion says CG&E violated regulations
The Associated Press
A state inspection done after a gas explosion shattered a Cincinnati woman's house concludes that Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co. violated pipeline safety regulations.
The utility violated regulations before and after the Oct. 27 explosion, according to the report from the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio. The blast destroyed the home of Phyllis Evans, 76, and flung her from her second-floor bedroom onto her front lawn.
She survived the explosion. Cincinnati Gas & Electric said it was not responsible for the damage.
CG&E said Wednesday it will respond to the state's finding. Company spokeswoman Kathy Meinke said the utility will not make its response public until after the PUCO receives it.
Neighbors called CG&E the day before the explosion to report strong gas odors in the area, the PUCO report noted. The commission concluded that CG&E failed to provide an effective response to the gas-odor complaints, implement an emergency plan to make the area safe, or recognize a gas leak and repair it.
CG&E also failed to test employees, after the accident, for possible use of drugs or alcohol, the PUCO said.
The commission previously concluded that two quarter-inch holes in a 50-year-old, two-inch gas line leaked the gas that caused the explosion.
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