firestone explosion
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Firestone blast prompts Colorado bill to require disclosure of pipelines
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In the wake of a deadly explosion that killed two, injured a third and leveled their home in Firestone, legislation filed today at Colorado’s Capitol would require public notice by oil-and-gas drillers of underground pipelines tied to their operations. House Bill 1372 would require oil and gas operators to “give electronic notice … of the location of each subsurface oil…
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Gas line linked to fatal Firestone home explosion stirs political storm
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Evidence that a home explosion that killed two people in Firestone was caused by natural gas leaking from an old pipeline has kicked off a broader political conversation. In many ways the conversation is not new. Concerns surrounding oil and gas activities have stirred for years. But drawing a direct connection to the tragedy in…
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Top Colorado regulator uncertain ‘what happens next’ after fatal Firestone explosion linked to oil and gas operations
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Matt Lepore, director of the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, told reporters Tuesday afternoon that it was a “confluence of events” tied to an uncapped line leading to a gas well that led to the fatal home explosion in Firestone April 17. He said that state well inspections and regulations would not necessarily prevent…
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Colorado drilling commission pressed on fatal Front Range gas patch home explosion
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The fact that the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission held a press conference Thursday to address the deadly house explosion that rocked Firestone last week was the main news to emerge from the meeting. The April 17 explosion killed two men. There is no evidence linking the explosion to oil and gas operations. But…
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Investigation into oil and gas ties to deadly Firestone explosion renews setback talks
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An investigation into a well operated by Anadarko Petroleum Corporation in connection with a house explosion that killed two in Firestone last week offers fodder to setback conversations. Anadarko, one of Colorado’s largest oil and gas producers, announced Wednesday that it has shut down more than 3,000 wells in northeast Colorado. A well sits 178…
