On April 17, 2017, an abandoned oil and gas pipeline exploded in Firestone, Colorado - leveling a home and claiming two lives.
The blast illustrated the dangers of living in proximity to drilling sites.
Investigators determined odorless gas from a severed oil and gas entered the basement through a French drain and sump pit.
Though abandoned, the 1-inch line hadn't been disconnected from its wellhead and capped, according to news reports.
"It was an unusual and tragic set of circumstances," said Frederick-Firestone Fire Protection District Chief Ted Poszywak, quoted by the Times-Call newspaper.
The 24-year-old line, which was cut before the development of the Oak Meadows subdivision, was 7 feet beneath the surface and 6 feet from the foundation.
The wellhead was about 170 feet from the home.
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