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Merrimack Valley gas explosions (en.wikipedia.org)

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[...] customers in the accident area received gas from a low-pressure (0.5 psi) distribution network [...]

This sounds odd.
But here I can read:

B. Background on CMA's Natural Gas Main Replacement Project
The low-pressure natural gas distribution system in the Merrimack Valley was installed in the early 1900s and was constructed with cast iron mains. [...]