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keith_r
01-24-2011, 06:38 AM
the town i live in is being evacuated, we live in fairport harbor ohio.. multiple house fires, at least 12 right now.. my wife and stepdaughter went to my stepson's house in the next town..

they think it's from a buildup of pressure of natural gas..coldest night of the year so far, some water in a line? who knows..

i hope we have a house left when it's time to go home! (i'm glad we're insured)

gonna be an interesting day..

rfeiller
01-24-2011, 08:01 AM
saw it on the news here in San Jose, CA. gas line exploded north of here because of pressure spikes.

stay safe.

rich

JCO
01-24-2011, 10:31 AM
Have faith...all will be well :mrgreen:

urbanfarmer
01-24-2011, 10:34 AM
Holy... well glad you are safe. Our prayers will be with you and your home!

davidstcldfl
01-24-2011, 10:47 AM
Hey Keith, sure hope you all are safe !

A year or two before I moved to FL (from PA) a natural gas line blew up. The actuall explosion was a good ways away......but I still woke in the middle of the night, thinking that the 'MAD' system of preventing nucular war had failed.... :shock:
It was freaky hearing the sound/vibrations travel back and forth underground, inside the pipe. I'm talking a pipe big enough, to nearly stand inside of.

Take care.....praying for you.

keith_r
01-24-2011, 12:10 PM
just heard from the wife, we're allowed to return home, and turn on the heat..

JCO
01-24-2011, 03:42 PM
Great, glad to hear that Keith. Just keep on KEEPIN' ON and don't look back :mrgreen:

urbanfarmer
01-24-2011, 08:19 PM
Glad everything turned out okay! :D

keith_r
01-25-2011, 06:44 AM
yup, all is well at our house, 15 bldgs burned, most were single family homes, but one apartment bldg burned and has already been torn down, as have several of the houses that burned, i hope everyone had insurance, but i imagine there will be quite an outpouring of support for those that did not

they "think" it was a pressure regulator valve that caused a pressure spike, normally in ounces, but it got into pounds of pressure

luckily, no injuries whatsoever, had to be at least 10 fire departments responding..

urbanfarmer
01-25-2011, 09:39 AM
yup, all is well at our house, 15 bldgs burned, most were single family homes, but one apartment bldg burned and has already been torn down, as have several of the houses that burned, i hope everyone had insurance, but i imagine there will be quite an outpouring of support for those that did not

they "think" it was a pressure regulator valve that caused a pressure spike, normally in ounces, but it got into pounds of pressure

luckily, no injuries whatsoever, had to be at least 10 fire departments responding..
I would imagine someone is liable to the property owners that had damage especially if they discover the accident occurred due to negligence on someone's part. I'm glad no one was hurt.