Failed Gas Regulator, Unconnected Vent Line Led to Maryland Apartment Building Explosion
April 23, 2019
April 23, 2019
WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following news release:
The National Transportation Safety Board, during a public meeting held Tuesday, determined the failure of an indoor mercury service regulator with an unconnected vent line led to the fatal Aug. 10, 2016, natural gas fueled explosion and fire in a Maryland apartment building.
The unconnected vent line and failed service regulator resulted in a leak of natural gas that acc . . .
The National Transportation Safety Board, during a public meeting held Tuesday, determined the failure of an indoor mercury service regulator with an unconnected vent line led to the fatal Aug. 10, 2016, natural gas fueled explosion and fire in a Maryland apartment building.
The unconnected vent line and failed service regulator resulted in a leak of natural gas that acc . . .