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State faults PGW in deadly Tacony explosion

State regulators on Thursday slapped Philadelphia Gas Works with a 334-count complaint alleging the utility failed to properly follow procedures in connection with a Jan. 18 explosion in Tacony that killed a 19-year-old PGW worker and injured five other employees.

Workers and firefighters watch as the remains of a PGW truck are removed from the site of the Jan. 18, 2011, gas-main explosion in the Tacony section. (Alejandro A. Alvarez / Staff Photographer)
Workers and firefighters watch as the remains of a PGW truck are removed from the site of the Jan. 18, 2011, gas-main explosion in the Tacony section. (Alejandro A. Alvarez / Staff Photographer)Read more
    by Andrew Maykuth, Inquirer Staff Writer
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