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  2. List of pipeline accidents in the United States (1950–1969)

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    The bulldozer operator was slightly injured. The fire burned for four days. [167] August 5 – A leaking gas main forced five homes to be evacuated in Queens, New York. [168] August 10 – A gas main that had been capped the day before leaked natural gas into a concession stand in Bamberg, South Carolina. An explosion of the gas was likely ...

  3. Leak detection - Wikipedia

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    The primary purpose of leak detection systems (LDS) is to help pipeline controllers to detect and localize leaks. LDS provide alarms and display other related data to the pipeline controllers to assist decision-making. Pipeline leak detection systems can also enhance productivity and system reliability thanks to reduced downtime and inspection ...

  4. List of prematurely reported obituaries - Wikipedia

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    Pope John Paul II was the subject of three premature obituaries.. A prematurely reported obituary is an obituary of someone who was still alive at the time of publication. . Examples include that of inventor and philanthropist Alfred Nobel, whose premature obituary condemning him as a "merchant of death" for creating military explosives may have prompted him to create the Nobel Prize; [1 ...

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  6. Iowa building collapse - latest: Contractor’s dire warning ...

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    Building owner Andrew Wold facing fine as cause of collapse remains undetermined

  7. Gas leak - Wikipedia

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    Any leak which, in the judgment of operating personnel at the scene, is of sufficient magnitude to justify scheduled repair. A Grade 3 leak is non-hazardous at the time of detection and can be reasonably expected to remain non-hazardous. Examples of a Grade 3 Leak are: Any reading of less than 80% LEL in small gas associated substructures.

  8. List of pipeline accidents in the United States (1900–1949)

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    April 4 – A gas compressor plant exploded in Braintree, Massachusetts, killing four people and injuring 12 others. [49] August 29 – A newly hired crew of repairmen were working on fixing a pipeline leak near Buffalo, Oklahoma, when the pipeline exploded and started a fire. Seven of the crew were killed, 8 others were burned, and 10 horses ...

  9. Nuclear reactor accidents in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Globally, there have been at least 99 (civilian and military) recorded nuclear reactor accidents from 1952 to 2009 (defined as incidents that either resulted in the loss of human life or more than US$50,000 of property damage, the amount the US federal government uses to define major energy accidents that must be reported), totaling US$20.5 billion in property damages.