Apprentice lineman killed- Michigan

[Hemingray Insulators]

not far from me today, an apprentice lineman for Midwest electric Co-op was killed today when he hit a 24" high pressure gas line with a trencher. acording to the news report, it was a 24" high pressure line from texas to michigan. the 2 co workers were un injured. may god be with this mans family and co-workers.

heres the story:

Updated UNION (NEWS 3) – A man was killed Tuesday during an explosion along a natural gas pipeline in southern Cass County near the Indiana border.

Danny Young, 27, an apprentice lineman with Midwest Energy Cooperative, died after a trencher he was operating hit a high-pressure natural gas line in Union.

Young was working as part of a three-man crew. Others were not injured.

The explosion happened shortly before 10 a.m. near US-12 and Tharp Lake Road in Porter Township between Union and Edwardsburg.

The blast was reportedly felt as far away as Middlebury, Indiana.

As a safety precaution, police and fire officials evacuated residences and businesses within a half-mile radius of the explosion.

Watch News 3 and wwmt.com for further updates.
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