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Gas Explosions

Columbia Gas of Massachusetts, which pleaded guilty in February for violating safety standards resulting in explosions that killed one person and injured 22, was ordered by a federal judge in the state Tuesday to pay a criminal fine of more than $53 million.

BOSTON — Columbia Gas of Massachusetts, which pleaded guilty in February for violating safety standards resulting in explosions that killed one person and injured 22, was ordered by a federal judge in the state Tuesday to pay a criminal fine of more than $53 million.

Categories / Criminal, Energy

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