Push For Gas Utility Surcharge In Pennsylvania
Robert Powelson, Chairman of the Public Utility Commsssion, continues to push for a gas utilities surcharge to finance the replacement of aging gas line infrastructure.
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Robert Powelson, Chairman of the Public Utility Commsssion, continues to push for a gas utilities surcharge to finance the replacement of aging gas line infrastructure.
A report of a gas odor caused SEPTA to temporarily suspend a portion of the Broad Street Subway around 9 a.m. An investigation found the source to be a gasoline container left on a Logan Station train platform.
PGW crews who were called to repair a suspected gas leak in University City are now working to restore power to four apartment buildings after striking an underground electricity line.
According to police and PGW, a gas leak has been reported in the city's Mayfair section of Northeast Philadelphia.
Friends and family gathered Saturday night to commemorate the life of 19-year-old Mark Keeley, the PGW first responder who was killed in a gas main explosion earlier this week.
Mark Keely's parents and family hugged tearful friends and neighbors in an emotional memorial for the 19-year-old PGW worker killed in Monday night's explosion.
The family of Mark Keeley, 19, the PGW worker killed in an enormous gas main explosion Tuesday night, returned to the scene of that explosion Thursday afternoon.
Three people remain in critical condition after a gas main explosion that killed one utility worker and forced dozens from their homes in Northeast Philadelphia Tuesday evening.
PGW spokesman Doug Oliver says the Philadelphia fire marshal is leading the investigation and the natural gas utility is assisting.
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