SUSQUEHANNA TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WHTM) – A local company will pay a $35,000 settlement after a Dauphin County home was destroyed and multiple people were injured by a natural gas explosion in 2022.
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission on Thursday unanimously approved a settlement with Pronto Pumbing & Drain Inc. after the December 13, 2022, explosion on Crest Road in Susquehanna Township, Harrisburg.
The PUC says while excavating to repair a sewer line, the company struck and damaged a natural gas service line, resulting in a gas leak, subsequent explosion, and fire…