Gas pipeline unmarked before Oak Cliff apartment explosion…

Vehicle Fire Dallas Texas in Dallas, Texas: A gas pipeline was not marked by locators before soil testers in May began drilling in front of an Oak Cliff apartment building that was leveled by a gas explosion that killed three people, according to a preliminary NTSB report released Wednesday. Barba Drilling, contracted by Engineering and Consulting Services, was operating a drill rig for soil sampling near the apartment building before a gas leak was reported at 12:49 p.m. Dallas Fire-Rescue notified Atmos Energy of a cut line at 12:51 p.m., and Atmos arrived around 1:20 p.m., shortly after the explosion. The NTSB report did not offer a cause of the explosion but provided a timeline of events.