Pa. fines utility $500K over blast that killed 5

Published January 24, 2013 9:48pm ET



HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania regulators are fining a utility $500,000 for a 2011 natural gas explosion that killed five people in Allentown.

The Public Utility Commission on Thursday approved a settlement that also requires UGI Corp. to replace all its cast iron pipelines within 14 years and to enhance its testing and monitoring programs.

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