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Marks Village last December was caused by a crack found in a cast iron service main near the neighborhood, according to the National Transportation Safety Board, which inpatagonia pro shop montpelliervestigates pipeline accidents.
Brown, who 10 months later is still recovering from severe burns and crush injuries, was one of ninepatagonia pro shop montpellier0 people in the apartment building when it exploded without warning in the middle of the night. His fianc, Tyrennis Mabry, died in the explosion.
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The pipeline that caused the explosion was built and operated by Alabapatagonia pro shop montpellier1ma Gas Corp., which serves the most customers in the state of Alabama. The company has the most miles of main pipelines made out of cast iron which if not replaced can cause leaks, fires and explospatagonia arizona houses for saleions than any copatagonia backpacks qualitympany in the state, according to federal data.
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From 2008 to 2012, Alagasco replaced about 4 percent of unprotected bare steel pipes and about 15 percent of cast iron mains. In 2013, Alagasco replaced an additional 82 miles of cast iron pipes and is on track to replace an additional 48 miles this year, according to a statement from the company.
