Before striking a pipeline, causing a natural gas leak and subsequent explosion, an engineering firm did follow proper protocol to begin work at a Dallas apartment building.
Public records show ECS Limited, out of Carrollton, notified Texas811 that it planned to bore through concrete at the apartment building located in the 400 block of East 9th Street to drill for a soil sample. The company filed a ticket a week before work began, requesting that gas lines be properly marked.
Under state law, companies have to notify 811 at least two business days before digging begins on any project…