ConEd Sues New York City

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Consolidated Edison has sued New York City and a contractor, contending they contributed contributing to the explosion of one of the utility’s steam pipes in Midtown Manhattan last summer that killed one person, injured dozens of others and displaced thousands more.

Con Edison alleged that a sealant used by Team Industrial Services, a contractor hired by the utility to prevent leaks, clogged steam traps designed to remove condensation from steam pipes. With the traps not working, water built up and helped trigger the explosion, according to the complaint, which was filed in State Supreme Court in Manhattan.