Preventing gas leaks following deadly explosion

While investigators look into whether customer-owned equipment was a factor in a deadly gas explosion, property owners are reminded to maintain the gas lines on their side of the meter.

IS STILL ONGOING.

BGE RULEDOUT THEIR EQUIPMENT AND ARENOW LOOKING INTOCUSTOMER-OWNED GAS PIPING AAPPLIANCES.

WMAR-2 NEWSMALLORY SOFASTAII SPOKE TO APLUMBING PROFESSIONAL ABOUTAPPLIANCES IN YOUR HOME THATCOULD BE THE SOURCE OF A GLEAK.úTHERESEPARATING BGERESPONSIBILITIES FROM THEHOMEOWNERS.

FOR BGEMETER AND EVERYTHING LEADINGUP TO ITROAD, SIDEWALKS, ETC.

BUT FROMHERE TO THE HOME ANDTHROUGHOUT ..

THATCUSTOMER TO MAINTAIN AND CALLFOR SERVICE WHEN NEEDED.

AWEEK AGOEXPLOSION LEVELED THESE HOMESIN NORTHWEST BALTIMORE &KILLING TWO PEOPLE.

HUNDREDSOF EMERGENCY PERSONNEL ANDINVESTIGATORS COMBED THROUGHDEBRIS LOOKING FOR SURVIVORSAND A CAUSE ..

AND AFTER 5DAYS ..

BGE COMPLETED THEIRINSPECTION TASHA, BGE :22 wehave found no leaks or nodeficiencies on our end whenit comes to our equipment :06WHICH MEANS A DEFECT SOMEWHEREINSIDE OF THE HOME COULLED TO DISASTER.

WHILEINVESTIGATORS WORK TODETERMINE THE EXACT CAUSEBGE WANTS TO MAKE CUSTOMERSAWARE OF THE POTENTIAL HAZARIN THEIR HOME.

STARTING WITHDETECTING A GAS LEAK& NATURALGAS IS ODORLESS AND COLORLEBUT MERCAPTAN IS ADDED TOPRODUCE A ROTTEN EGG SMELL.

IFYOU HEAR HISSING ..

BLOWING ..OR ROARING ..

IT MAY BE GAESCAPING.

AND IF YOU SEE DIRTBEING BLOWN AROUND, DEADPLANTS, OR WATER BUBBLING ..TASHA, BGE 8:21 if you smellnatural gas, if you suspectyou smell natural gas, pleaseplease err on the side ofcaution.

Leave the areaimmediately, get to a safelocation and then call BGE :11THE APPLIANCES YOUGET CHECKED REGULARLY INCLUDDRYER, STOVE, GAS FIREPLACEAND INTERIOR GAS LINES JohnBaumgart, plumbing manager,Michael & Son: 1:08 a lot ofthe appliances like the dryeror the stove or the fireplawould have flexible gasconnectors that go from thehard pipe to the applianceitself, just sometimes we seethe nuts on there that makethe connection loosen up overtime :19 THIS SHOULD BE ANANNUAL INSPECTION ..

OR SOONERIF YOU SUSPECT SOMETHING IUP.

AND THE AGE OF THE HOMEDOESN4:24 you could have asituation in a brand new homewhere something wasnproperly installed or it wasor someone bumped into anappliance and it damaged a gasline.

Sometimes with dryersthey tend to walk a little bitwhen theyit could actually the gas linebehind the dryer itself :21ITWITH ANNUAL MAINTENANCE ..

BWITH NATURAL GAS ..

THEPOTENTIAL FOR MASS DEVASTATIONIS WHY IT NEEDS TO TOP YOLIST.

WHEN GETTING APPLIANCESINSTALLED OR REPAIRED ... MAKESURE TO WORK WITH LICENSEDPROFESSIONALS.

IF THERE'S ANISSUE AND YOU'RE NOT SURE WHOTO CALL ... CONTACT BGE FIRSTAND THEY'LL GUIDE YOU IN THERIGHT DIRECTION.

BGE ALSOREGULARLY CHECKS METERS FORLEAKS ..

THIS IS NORMAL ..

ANDYOU WILL RECEIVE ANOTIFICATION IF THEYTHIS KIND OF WORK NEAR YOURHOME.BE SURE TO DOWNLOAD OURAPP...TO STAY ON TOP OF THLATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THEDEADLY HOME EXPLOSION...INCLUDING THE SEARCH FOR A CAUSE.TO GET IT -- LOOK FOR W-M-A-IN THE APP STORE.REFORMS AT THE U-S POSTA