Johnny Cantera, of Entex, is on patrol, looking for what the eye can't see natural gas leaks deep underground. It happens more than you might think. Cantera said, I ll find a leak very often. It all depends on the neighborhoods. The extent of the problem depends on who you talk to.
Utilities say leaks do happen.
Public safety advocates see it differently. Tom Smith, a public citizen, said, There is clear evidence that some of the pipe that is in the ground here in Texas isn't strong enough to withstand the kind of pressures that we put on. Especially as it ages. That evidence points to more than a dozen accidents and nearly 50 deaths. One of them Texan, Jennie Lee Weikum.