Number	18674
Subject	Energy
Source	Riverfront Times (St. Louis)
State	MO
Year	2001
Publication Date	June 20
Summary	Riverfront Times chronicles "the history of corrosion problems with copper-inside-steel natural gas service lines as well as corroding direct-buried soft copper gas lines." The story depicts how a gas explosion in an old family upended the lives of Tom and Mary Hessel who were permanently disfigured as a result of their critical injuries. Laclede Gas, the faulty public utility, and the Missouri Public Service Commission, have known for years that the copper lines pose safety problems, but have failed to address the issue, the story reveals.
Category	Contest Entry
Pages	10
Keywords	Missouri sunshine law;public safety;disabilities;burn survivors;lawsuits;settlement;fire protection
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