Opinion: Explosions may be more preventable than we think

November 26, 2010 at 1:59 am in The Daily Republic

Shouldn’t we be doing more to prevent house explosions?

In just the past three years, there have been four house explosions in our little part of South Dakota. One caused a death, two left their single occupants badly injured, and one occurred when nobody was home. Three were caused by natural gas leaks, and one was caused by a propane leak. Continue Reading