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Pipeline Explosions Put Home Values At Risk

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Workers dismantle the charred remains of a house at the location where an unrefined petroleum industry gas line leak explosion killed two people inside their home, in Firestone, Colo., Thursday, May 4, 2017. (Brennan Linsley/AP)
Workers dismantle the charred remains of a house at the location where an unrefined petroleum industry gas line leak explosion killed two people inside their home, in Firestone, Colo., Thursday, May 4, 2017. (Brennan Linsley/AP)

In April, a home exploded in Firestone, Colorado, killing two people. The explosion was caused by a leaking pipeline attached to an oil and gas well, and in that part of Colorado, that kind of infrastructure is everywhere — and that has people worried.

Leigh Paterson (@Sclaterpee) from Here & Now contributor Inside Energy reports.

This segment aired on July 27, 2017.

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