intro: The Missouri Public Service Commission has filed a complaint against Laclede Gas Company. The Commisison says Laclede did not properly inspect a faulty St. Charles gas line which later exploded. Lee McGuire is in Jefferson City with more.
A 60-year-old St. Charles woman and her grandson were seriously injured last March when natural gas from a leaking underground line exploded.
An investigation by Missouri's Public Service Commission has found that the Leclede Gas Company failed to follow up after a Laclede inspector discovered that the gas line was leaking.
Bob Leonberger at the Public Service Commission says the complaint could lead to a court hearing.
But Laclede spokesman Rich Hargrave says that even regular inspections would not have prevented the March explosion. At the state capitol, Lee McGuire, KMOX News.
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