Oct 31: Chicago backhoe incident

http://www.cnn.com/US/9810/31/gas.main.break.ap/ Today's backhoe incident involved a 24 inch natural gas pipeline. 10 people with minor injuries. There is some dispute between the excavation company and the pipeline operator whether the pipeline was properly marked or of the backhoe was operating in the marked area with due care. State officials are investigating. -- Sean Donelan, Data Research Associates, Inc, St. Louis, MO Affiliation given for identification not representation