Investigation Report from Chantilly Gas Explosion Published

WJLA published a copy of the investigation report that the Virginia State Corporation Commission released concerning the that occurred in December 2010.

ABC7's Ben Eisler highlighted several areas of the document that he felt were the most important.

The executive summary of the report includes the following statements:

"Briefly, the investigation revealed that the gas service line to the home at 4303 Lees Corner Road experienced severe corrosion that resulted in a major gas leak in the road in front of the home. In addition, a section experienced severe corrosion that resulted in a major gas leak in the road in front of the home. In addition, a section of customer owned natural gas fuel line terminating on the second floor of the home was discovered without an end cap.

The investigation further concluded that the exact cause of this accident cannot be determined due to (1) the failure of Washington Gas Light Company to properly collect and document certain important information immediately after the accident relative to possible migration of natural gas, and (2) the absence of any evidence that the customer owned gas fuel line terminating on the
second floor of the home was properly capped."