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Large Explosion in Downtown Fort Worth, Texas (theatlasnews.co)

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Some sources have reported the explosion was a result of a gas leak, however no official cause has been stated as of yet. Dallas Fort Worth has a history of gas explosions after heavy rainfall due to the clay soil absorbing the water, expanding, then contracting, causing explosions.

10 people have been confirmed injured as of publication, as per the Forth Worth fire department.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Dallas Fort Worth has a history of gas explosions after heavy rainfall due to the clay soil absorbing the water, expanding, then contracting, causing explosions.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Love to live in my exploding city because the ground makes things explode.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Cynically, I'd bet there's a solution to this. However, it'd eat into gas company profits and Texas, being a deregulation "paradise", doesn't require it in the code, so it doesn't get done. So occasionally the gas mains spontaneously explode...

See also Texas power instability in the winter.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

There sure is a solution. Stop using gas, at least at the commercial and residential level. Rely on the grid instead. It just doesn't make any sense to pipe around a dangerous substance like methane. Plus it ties us to one fuel source, as opposed to the grid allowing anything that can produce electricity.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Similar to an earthquake, the movement of the clay can cause gas pipes to break and leak.