Synopsis:
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ON JULY 25, 1979, AN EXPLOSION AND FIRE DESTROYED A DUPLEX APARTMENT HOUSE AT 2301 BRIDGE BOULEVARD, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. TWO PERSONS WERE KILLED, AND TWO PERSONS WERE HOSPITALIZED FOR BURNS; ADJACENT HOUSES WERE DAMAGED.
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Recommendation:
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THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE MOUNTAIN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY: DIRECT ITS EXCAVATION CONTRACTORS AS WELL AS ITS COMPANY CREWS NOT TO BEGIN EXCAVATION OPERATIONS UNTIL UNDERGROUND FACILITIES HAVE BEEN MARKED PROPERLY, AND WHEN FACILITIES ARE DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF EXCAVATION ACTIVITIES, TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE OWNER SO THAT INSPECTION, REPAIR, OR OTHER EMERGENCY ACTIONS CAN BE INITIATED.
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Original recommendation transmittal letter:
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Overall Status:
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Closed - Acceptable Action
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Mode:
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Pipeline
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Location:
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Albuquerque, NM, United States
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Is Reiterated:
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No
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Is Hazmat:
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No
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Is NPRM:
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No
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Accident #:
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FTW79FP011
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Accident Reports:
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Report #:
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None
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Accident Date:
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7/25/1979
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Issue Date:
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5/29/1980
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Date Closed:
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3/28/1983
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Addressee(s) and Addressee Status:
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Mountain Bell Telephone Company (Closed--No Longer Applicable)
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