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September 8, 2017

Thinning pipe walls caused steam blast

BALTIMORE (AP) — The company that operates Baltimore's underground steam pipe network says abnormal thinning of a pipe wall caused an explosion on a downtown street.

The explosion on June 20 sent water gushing several stories high, buckled the street, shattered windows on cars and buildings, and injured five people.


 
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