I would imagine some of those buildings go back to the 1800’s. They probably have been remodeled so many times over the years that they cannot be safe any more..............
“I would imagine some of those buildings go back to the 1800’s. They probably have been remodeled so many times over the years that they cannot be safe any more..............”
Close, Pillow Biter Smith on Fox just said the building went up in 1900
The buildings are safe, but some of the connections are less so and the problem is that people don’t report it or react in time. FDNY is fantastic and gets out there immediately if you smell gas, and so does Con Ed.
But many people just sit around and wait for somebody else to call. That said, landlords often attack people who call in gas leaks (because FDNY shuts down services and Con Ed has to recheck the lines) so probably tenants are intimidated. A lot of times, it’s actually caused by a lousy contractor hired by the landlord or coop owner to do repairs on a stove or replace some gas appliance. Sometimes it’s an old pipe, but usually it’s human negligence.