Natural Gas Explosions (Hansard, 21 February 1980)

HC Deb 21 February 1980 vol 979 cc258-9W 258W

§ Mr. Skeet
asked the Secretary of State for Energy how many natural gas explosions have occurred in the gas distribution system and in associated houses and buildings in each of the past five years.
259W

§ Mr. Norman Lamont
In the table below, the incidents recorded are those resulting from explositions which caused death, or damage of value greater than £100 at 1976 prices, and whose origin was in the gas distribution system up to the customer control point (that is, the meter):

Number of explosions

1974–75 28

1975–76 32

1976–77 33

1977–78 35

1978–79 29

	Number of explosions
1974–75	28
1975–76	32
1976–77	33
1977–78	35
1978–79	29