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Xcel Energy and Quanta Services Sued for Gas Explosion in St.Paul
St. Paul Woman Sues Over House Explosion
The owner of a St. Paul home destroyed by a natural gas explosion and fire is suing Xcel Energy and its contractor, Quanta Services.
Trista Meehan is seeking unspecified damages in excess of $50,000 in her suit against the two parties. Meehan's home was destroyed on February 1st. She and a plumber were inside at the time of the explosion and they considered themselves lucky to get out alive.An investigation revealed that a gas line running past Meehan's home had been, years earlier, bored directly through her sewer line. When the sewer line clogged, her plumber used a snake-like clearing tool and inadvertently punctured the gas line, setting off the explosion.
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