Internet 1, Backhoe 0

Fri Oct 9 16:55:07 UTC 1998

> http://www.bergen.com/region/gas0919981009.htm
> 
> "One worker, whose name was not released, was burned on his right arm, said
> Patrolman Troy Midgette. Ruggiero said it was a minor burn. ...
> A backhoe was engulfed in flames at the excavation site ... "

   South Jersey Gas Co. crews were digging about 5:25 p.m. when
   they hit the 2-inch gas main, said utility spokesman Al Ruggiero.

I'll close my input by saying this was clearly distribution,
not transmission. Transmission lines are ~10-30" dia and do not
run through resi. areas {for the most part...}.

The scary part is where they do go --- including along railroad
rights-of-way, next to existing highway easements, etc.
Sound familiar?

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