SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio (WJW) — Weeks after a catastrophic natural gas explosion destroyed three homes and damaged dozens of others on June 25, an Ohio lawmaker is now pushing for tighter regulations on broadband internet installations to prevent future disasters.
State Sen. Casey Weinstein, D-Hudson, told FOX 8 he is working on a bill aimed at strengthening drilling and digging rules after the incident on Hiram Lane in Twinsburg Township where a crew installing fiber-optic cables struck a gas line.
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The explosion was powerful enough to be felt in neighboring Hudson, part of Weinstein’s 28th District.
“This could’ve happened anywhere. So, we want to ensure that it doesn’t,” Weinstein said. “Let’s learn the lesson from this and ensure that it doesn’t happen again.”
He noted that it’s a miracle that no one was severely hurt in this incident, but there’s no guarantee that would be the case if another explosion were to happen elsewhere…