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Title: Be Prepared-You Could Be The Key To A Successful Defense
Author: Robert E. Kennedy
Source: American Gas Association 1984
Year Published: 1984
Abstract: Whenever I hear or read the medias reports on a gas-related incident, I cant help but think of the first major case I covered for Brooklyn Union. A 24 transmission line had ruptured in a residential area of Queens and I was dispatched to the scene from my home on Staten Island. As I headed out on the Belt Parkway at 6 a.m. with the sunrise in my face, I turned on my car radio and was horrified to hear a news broadcast stating that several square city blocks were on fire and people were fleeing for their lives as natural gas threatened to wipe out whole neighborhoods. Yes, it was a major incident, but the facts were unknown at the time and the media had over reacted and blown the situation completely out of proportion. Upon arrival and inspection of the area with our operating people, we were then in a position to advise the Company as to the true extent of the emergency, Interesting to report that there were no personal injuries from this incident, and the total claim was settled for less than 650,000. A far cry from the radio reports.

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