Lawmakers: Conclusions Shouldn’t Be Drawn From Explosion Development

FIRESTONE, Colo. (CBS4) – After the house explosion in Firestone that prompted company Annadarko to close more than 3,000 vertical wells, CBS4 looked into regulations regarding development and proximity to wells.
The fatal April 17 blast in the Weld County town happened near a gas well, and its cause is still under investigation.
The gas well near the home that exploded in Firestone (credit: CBS)
There are currently no state laws regulating how far away developers should build homes from a