Federal safety investigators have issued a subpoena to Pennsylvania’s public utility regulator for documents related to a fatal explosion at a chocolate factory
Federal safety investigators issued a subpoena to Pennsylvania’s public utility regulator on Monday for documents related to a, escalating a months-long legal dispute over the state agency’s authority to share the sensitive information.
The powerful natural gas explosion leveled one building, heavily damaged another and killed seven people. Investigators have previously said they areThe interagency dispute over five years’ worth of UGI records involved a conflict between state and federal law. The commission said it offered safety investigators a chance to inspect the reports at its Harrisburg office or to sign a nondisclosure agreement, but the federal agency refused.
The safety board said federal regulations entitled it to the utility company records and asserted the PUC was required to turn them over.to the state utility commission chair, the PUC “has no legal basis to withhold the ... inspection reports from the NTSB in any manner.”
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