BACKHOE MISTAKE CAUSES GAS BLAST.Byline: Susan Abram and Rick Orlov Staff Writers SUN VALLEY - Just two days after a mistake by a DWP DWP Department of Work and Pensions (UK) DWP Drinking Water Program DWP Dynamic Weapon Pricing (gamin, Counter-Strike: Source) DWP Department of Water & Power DWP Drinking Water Protection crew cut electricity to half of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , another worker at a Department of Water and Power facility accidentally punctured a methane gas line Wednesday, causing a blast that damaged nearby cars. The blast at the DWP training site occurred just before noon when a contractor digging a sewer line Noun 1. sewer line - a main in a sewage system sewer main main - a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage with a backhoe punctured a 10-inch methane-gas line running through nearby Bradley Landfill, operated by Waste Management Inc., officials said. ``The pipe released significant pressure, blew rocks and water in the air, and struck and broke the windows of the backhoe,'' said Ron Myers, spokesman for the Los Angeles Fire Department The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), also known as the Los Angeles City Fire Department to distinguish it from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. It is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Los Angeles. , which sent a hazardous- materials crew to the scene. No injuries were reported, but employees were evacuated e·vac·u·ate v. e·vac·u·at·ed, e·vac·u·at·ing, e·vac·u·ates v.tr. 1. a. To empty or remove the contents of. b. To create a vacuum in. 2. as a precaution. Windows on some cars were damaged in the facility's nearby parking lot. The incident was the second this week for the DWP, which is still grappling with the fallout after a crew mistakenly snipped electrical wires at a transmission station in Toluca Lake on Monday, leaving 2 million customers without power for hours. Some City Council members questioned Tuesday whether the power outage Noun 1. power outage - equipment failure resulting when the supply of power fails; "the ice storm caused a power outage" power failure equipment failure, breakdown - a cessation of normal operation; "there was a power breakdown" was in retaliation RETALIATION. The act by which a nation or individual treats another in the same manner that the latter has treated them. For example, if a nation should lay a very heavy tariff on American goods, the United States would be justified in return in laying heavy duties on the manufactures and for city delays in approving a controversial five-year contract that would give DWP workers raises of as much as 30 percent. DWP General Manager Ron Deaton rejected the suggestion, and agency spokeswoman Carol Tucker said Wednesday's incident involved a DWP contractor, not an employee. Tucker said the worker was part of a private construction crew at the DWP's facility at 11670 Truesdale St., which includes an office building and training yard. Waste Management was able to shut off the flow of methane gas through the pipe until repairs are made. ``This incident demonstrated the effectiveness of our gas monitoring systems,'' said Kit Cole, spokeswoman for Waste Management. ``As soon as we detected an issue, we shut down that pipe.'' Staff Writer Kerry Cavanaugh contributed to this report. Susan Abram, (818) 713-3664 susan.abram(at)dailynews.com |
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