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To grow. >> the real winner will be the consumers of america. >> reporter: shale gas exploration has explode in pennsylvania farmland. in 2011 there were 27 wells. in the first few monthsth of this year 400 have been drilled and that's nothing compared to what's coming. >> it's an enormous amount of drilling that will create a lot of the jobs. >> reporter: by some estimates 40,000 jobs have been created with thousands more on the way. once depressed areas have been revitalized. gregg morrell's two hotels have filled with gas workers. >> this area did not get hit. we have been insulated by it. ...

Drilled. that's nothing compared to what's coming. >> we'll probably drill 10-15,000 wells, hopefully, over the next 10-20 years. it's an enormous amount of drill to go do. a lot of work. it will create a lot of jobs. >> by some estimate, 40,000 jobs have been created already, with thousands more on the way. once-depressed areas have been revitalized, twanda, the county seat in bradford has become a boom down, the holes are filled with gas workers, he just built a third to meet demand. >> with this gas industry coming to town we have missed the recession, so to speak, this area did not get hit...

Human rights violations coming up at all. it's strictly that he stole money from the country. but, the attorney said, they never presented any evidence against him in the court at this particular point in time. >> john zarrella, live until port-au-prince, haiti. time to check our affiliates. the first stop, philadelphia. >> unbelievable, that's what a gas main looks like when it explodes. this one sending sparks and flames high into the sky. a philadelphia gas works employee was killed. a firefighter and four other gas workers injured. in fresno, california, 25 years of playing super lotto...

Trying to fix the leak. julie bandaras is live with the latest. take is through what happened here, julie. >> as you can see, quite a dramatic scene, crews from philadelphia gas works were on the scene, apparently trying to fix a 12-inch high pressure gas main leak after people complained of smelling gas, and then, while crews were on the scene there, trying to fix it, that transformer exploded, sending the 50 foot fireball into the side. the pictures are incredible. and, one person was killed, though, as a result, killing a utility worker, injuring five others, so, it really is a miracle more...

Systems. i don't believe they should have been monitoring. there are flow systems, pressure gauges that tell them what is going on in the well and clearly no one watched it while they were doing what they were doing. martha: does it cross your mind there could be ill -- something amiss here, anybody would ever do something like this intentionally? because, anything that happens in the country we ask that question, is it possible? >> i find that very very, hard to believe. the gas workers are dedicated people and committed to their industry and committed to safety. these men and women who work ...