CONTRABAND. A JUDGE DENIED THAT REQUEST. TODAY, THE PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION APPROVED A SETTLEMENT YESTERDAY OVER A DECEMBER 2022 NATURAL GAS EXPLOSION IN SUSQUEHANNA TOWNSHIP, DAUPHIN COUNTY. SO THE QUICK VERSION OF THIS STORY, THE PUC SAYS THAT PRONTO PLUMBING PLACED AN EMERGENCY ONE CALL TICKET. AND GE DID NOT MARK ITS LINES ON DECEMBER 12TH. THE NEXT DAY, CREWS EVACUATED OR EXCAVATE. EXCUSE ME, HIT A NATURAL GAS SERVICE LINE AND CAUSED A LEAK. GAS BUILDUP INSIDE THE HOME AND LATER IGNITED. TWO PEOPLE WERE INJURED. THE PUC SAYS THAT PRONTO VIOLATED THE ONE CALL LAW, FAILED TO USE PRUDENT EXCAVATION TECHNIQUES AND DID NOT EXERCISE DUE CARE IN AN UNMARKED AREA UNDER THE SETTLEMENT, PRONTO WILL PAY $35,000 PENALTY AND COMPLETE ADDITIONAL O
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission settles over Susquehanna Township gas explosion
Updated: 6:51 PM EST Jan 16, 2026
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission approved a settlement regarding a December 2022 natural gas explosion in Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County, involving Pronto Plumbing and UGI.The PUC stated that Pronto Plumbing placed an emergency one-call ticket, but UGI did not mark its lines on Dec. 12.The following day, excavation crews hit a natural gas service line, causing a leak that led to a gas buildup inside a home, which later ignited and injured two people.The PUC found that Pronto Plumbing violated the one-call law, did not use prudent excavation techniques, and failed to exercise due care in an unmarked area.As part of the settlement, Pronto Plumbing will pay a $35,000 penalty and complete additional one-call training.Separate enforcement actions against UGI are still pending.
SUSQUEHANNA TOWNSHIP, Pa. —
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission approved a settlement regarding a December 2022 natural gas explosion in Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County, involving Pronto Plumbing and UGI.
The PUC stated that Pronto Plumbing placed an emergency one-call ticket, but UGI did not mark its lines on Dec. 12.
The following day, excavation crews hit a natural gas service line, causing a leak that led to a gas buildup inside a home, which later ignited and injured two people.
The PUC found that Pronto Plumbing violated the one-call law, did not use prudent excavation techniques, and failed to exercise due care in an unmarked area.
As part of the settlement, Pronto Plumbing will pay a $35,000 penalty and complete additional one-call training.
Separate enforcement actions against UGI are still pending.