Wisconsin Natural Gas Pipeline Explosion Draws Federal Investigators (1)

July 12, 2018, 8:10 PM UTCUpdated: July 12, 2018, 8:30 PM UTC

Federal safety regulators are investigating a Wisconsin explosion and fire that killed one firefighter and injured several others late July 10.

A natural gas line operated by Milwaukee-based WEC Energy Group Inc. was involved in the incident, which is currently the focus of a separate, state “in-depth and intense investigation,” Kevin Konopacki, a Sun Prairie Police Department lieutenant, told reporters July 11.

An Occupational Safety and Health Administration team responded to the incident, Rhonda Burke, an agency spokeswoman, told Bloomberg Environment July 12. Chris Garrison,

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