What happened yesterday in Ewing Township was an incredible tragedy. Our
hearts go out to the family and friends of the woman who lost her life
and to the families who have been displaced from their homes. We are
grateful that the injuries of the seven PSE&G employees affected were
not life threatening but we regret that they suffered pain and
discomfort.
We are committed to fully cooperating with the investigation being
overseen by the Ewing Police Department to determine what caused this
explosion. That investigation began yesterday and is ongoing. We know
that our contractor, Henkels & McCoy, will also fully cooperate. We
don’t know yet what caused this accident and we only want to share
information that is accurate. The safety of our employees and customers
is always our primary goal. We went door to door last night to assure
residents that their homes were safe and we will continue that outreach
effort as we work to restore power in the neighboring homes that were
affected.
Until the investigations are complete, we won’t be commenting further.
But we know that everyone is committed to working quickly to determine
the cause and how to protect against incidents like this in the future.
We are in discussions with the Mayor on how we can help the community
during this difficult time.
Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) is New Jersey’s
oldest and largest regulated gas and electric delivery utility, serving
nearly three-quarters of the state’s population. PSE&G is a subsidiary
of Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated (PSEG) (NYSE:PEG), a
diversified energy company (www.pseg.com).
