- Author
- National Transportation Safety Board
- Title
- Pipeline Accident Report. Low-Pressure Natural Gas Distribution System, Gary, Indiana, June 3, 1969.
- Coporate
- National Transportation Safety Board, Washington, DC
- Report
- Pipeline Accident Report, December 4, 1969, 79 p.
- Keywords
- pipelines | accidents | low pressure | natural gas
- Abstract
- On June 3, 1969, a series of explosions and fires occurred in the natural gas distribution system in the western half of the Glen Park residential subdivision of Gary, Indiana. There were no fatalities, but nine residents and five firemen were injured. Seven houses were destroyed, and 45 others incurred damage extending from minor to virtual destruction. Total property damage was about $350,000.