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May 6, 2016

Faulty procedures caused gas blast

PLYMOUTH, Benton County (AP) — Federal and state regulators say the main cause of an explosion in 2014 at a southeastern Washington natural gas facility was inadequate procedures that allowed oxygen to remain in the system.

A pressure vessel ruptured at the Williams Northwest Pipeline facility in Plymouth, on March 31, 2014, injuring six employees and causing tens of millions of dollars in damage.


 
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