Emergency responders at scene of explosion at a natural gas compressor station

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By Laura Legere (Staff Writer)
Published: March 29, 2012

An explosion at a natural gas compressor station in Susquehanna County this morning blew a hole in the roof of the complex holding the engines, causing a black cloud to billow from the building.

The incident in the Lathrop compressor station off Route 29 in Springville Twp. drew emergency responders from nearby counties and shook homes as far as a half-mile from the compressor complex.

Helen Humphreys, a spokeswoman for Williams, the company that operates the Lathrop station, said all employees and contractors on the site have been accounted for and no one was injured.

The damage was confined to the Lathrop station and did not impact the high-pressure pipeline the company operates between Springville and Dallas Twp. in Luzerne County, she said. Williams will do a full evaluation and investigation as soon as it is safe to go back into the building, she added.