A Dallas judge on Monday ordered Atmos Energy to preserve evidence from a deadly Oak Cliff gas explosion that occurred on May 28. The explosion, which sparked a fire at The Clyde apartments on East 9th Street, near Patton Avenue, resulted in the deaths of three people and injured at least five others.
Lawsuit Filed
A survivor of the explosion has filed a lawsuit against Atmos Energy, alleging that the company failed to repair repeated gas leaks, replace an aging plastic pipeline, and properly mark underground gas lines before drilling was to take place at the site.
Atmos Energy disputed some of the allegations in the lawsuit, stating that it hired a professional line locator to find the gas line before the explosion. The company also claimed that one of the types of pipe material highlighted in the filing as problematic was not present at the site.
The explosion was Dallas’ deadliest gas-related accident since 2018, when an explosion in northwest Dallas killed a 12-year-old girl.
Original reporting: Dallas TX News (HLL/CB) — read the source article.
