More On The Susquehanna County Compressor Explosion

A bit more information on the compressor station explosion in Springville, Susquehanna County:
The facility is operated by Williams, which also runs a 33-mile natural gas pipeline in Susquehanna. Here’s the company’s website.
The Scranton Times-Tribune reports emergency responders from three counties are at the fire:

Emergency responders from Susquehanna, Lackawanna and Wyoming counties have been called to an explosion at a natural gas compressor station in Springville Twp. where witnesses report grey and black smoke billowing from the complex.
Helen Humphreys, a spokeswoman for Williams, the company that operates the Lathrop compressor station, was traveling to the station at around 12:45 p.m. and could not characterize the incident, but said all employees and contractors on the site have been accounted for.
“Our first focus is going to be to contain and isolate the situation. They may already have been able to do that,” she said.

Last fall, StateImpact Pennsylvania took a look at how emergency responders prepare for gas-related incidents.

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