Borges's arm caught fire as flames engulfed the building.
Patricia Borges, who survived the explosion, previously told the AP how she and others had complained about a natural gas odor about 30 minutes before the factory blew up. Palmer of ignoring warnings of a natural gas leak, saying the plant should have been evacuated. UGI said there wasn’t any utility work going on in the area, and it detected no sudden surge in gas usage before the explosion, the report said. provided natural gas to the factory complex via two mains.
The probe has been focused on a natural gas pipeline as safety investigators try to figure out the cause. Natural gas is odorless, but a foul-smelling odorant called mercaptan is added to alert people to leaks.įederal investigators said a “natural gas–fueled explosion and fire” destroyed Building 2, caused significant damage to Building 1 and other structures, injured 11 people and displaced three families from a nearby apartment building.
The employees in Building 1 recalled the smell of rotten eggs around the same time,” the agency's report said. “Employees from Building 2 recalled that they were sanitizing equipment in the building when they detected an odor of natural gas.
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