By Ngoc Nguyen, New America Media
Wolfgang Gordillo recalls the day when a fellow worker, digging on a construction site in Seattle, accidentally struck and ruptured a gas pipeline with a pickax.
“The fire department showed up, evacuated the area [and] closed off the gas line,” said Gordillo, who works as a contractor in construction and home remodeling in the Bay Area.
The accident did not cause an explosion or fire — a possible risk when gas from a leak comes into contact with air and a spark, but it disrupted service to the area and prompted an evacuation.
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