▁was ▁detected ▁near ▁homes , ▁in ▁Som erset , ▁Massachusetts . ▁Ev acu ations ▁followed , ▁but ▁one ▁resident ▁who ▁did ▁not ▁respond ▁to ▁knock ing ▁on ▁doors ▁was ▁killed , ▁when ▁the ▁gas ▁expl oded . ▁Prior ▁exc av ation ▁damage ▁to ▁a ▁gas ▁main ▁was ▁the ▁cause . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 4 , ▁Kinder ▁Morgan ' s ▁Florida ▁Gas ▁Trans mission ▁pipeline ▁burst ▁near ▁Pal m ▁City ▁and ▁H obe ▁City , ▁Florida ▁( near ▁Port ▁Sal erno , ▁Florida ). ▁The ▁explos ion ▁e ject ed ▁ 1 0 6 ▁feet ▁of ▁buried ▁pipe ▁we igh ing ▁about ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁pounds ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁ground ▁and ▁onto ▁the ▁right - of - way ▁between ▁Inter state ▁ 9 5 ▁and ▁the ▁Florida ▁Turn pi ke ▁( SR - 9 1 ). ▁The ▁ru pt ure ▁was ▁near ▁a ▁high ▁school ▁that ▁was ▁within ▁the ▁ 3 6 6 - foot ▁potential ▁impact ▁radius . ▁Two ▁people ▁were ▁injured ▁when ▁their ▁car ▁ran ▁off ▁the ▁road , ▁and ▁a ▁Sher iff ' s ▁deput y ▁walked ▁through ▁a ▁dense ▁cloud ▁and ▁in h aled ▁natural ▁gas . ▁The ▁esc aping ▁gas ▁did ▁not ▁ign ite . ▁The ▁pipe ▁was ▁manufact ured ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁The ▁leak ▁caused ▁$ 5 9 6 , 2 1 8 ▁in ▁property ▁damage . ▁F GT ▁was ▁c ited ▁for ▁safety ▁viol ations : ▁failing ▁to ▁identify ▁a ▁high - con sequence ▁area , ▁failing ▁to ▁test