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A home went up in flames outside of Denver in April, killing two people. In the aftermath, oil and gas operators have gone out into the field to test their infrastructure, politicians have made promises, and communities continue to worry. Are Front Range residents safe? Inside Energy looks at the numbers.
Colorado’s vast network of flowlines was largely invisible to the public until a leaking line caused a home to explode in April. Using GPS data from oil and gas companies, Inside Energy has compiled a map showing thousands of flowlines.
A home went up in flames in April on Twilight Avenue north of Denver, killing two people. Now, the investigation into what happened is underway, clean-up is ongoing, lawsuits are being filed and people who live in that small community are worried- not only about their safety but about the value of their homes. The explosion was caused by a small pipeline leaking gas into the home, owned by oil and gas giant Anadarko.
Back-to-back oil and gas explosions and three deaths, have Front Range communities on edge. This timeline lays out the many years of events leading up to these accidents.
An Anadarko oil tank battery exploded in flames on Thursday afternoon, killing one worker and injuring three more, just 3.5 miles from the site of a deadly home explosion in Firestone, Colo., that killed two last month. The state’s oil and gas industry is under increasing scrutiny from state and federal regulators.
