Gas-mains welding sparked huge fire

摘要

Three workers ran for cover from 20-feet flames after a fire was sparked during welding work on a gas mains in Leeds, a court heard. The huge blaze, on 3 September 2010, led to the evacuation of six houses, the closure of a major road and the cutting-off of gas supplies. Sitting on 31 July, Leeds Crown Court heard that both Northern Gas Networks Operations Ltd (NGNO), known as United Utilities at the time of the incident, and Morgan Sindall (Infrastructure) plc neglected basic safety measures during the installation of a new section of gas mains, as part of a building project on the ring road in Beeston.