Spot on analysis, anon. I will add that there is ALOT more going on in the Raleigh/Durham area than meets the eye. It's not just tech its also drug industry shit like Chinese company Covidien.
There was also that pesky gas explosion that killed folks in that Chinese guy's shop…
"The natural gas line was struck by Optic Cable Technology"
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/durham-county/article233713942.html
DURHAM
The Durham Fire Department has concluded the April 10 explosion that killed two people and injured 25 others was an accident.
The report follows a three-month investigation in which more than 25 people were interviewed, and numerous 911 calls and video tapes were reviewed.
It found a contractor ruptured a natural gas line five feet from Kaffeinate coffee shop owner Kong Lee’s door and that gas flowed for one hour. It found no evidence that anyone from the contractor’s crew called 911.
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The explosion at the coffee shop building at 115 North Duke St. occurred when “a gas service line was struck during a horizontal boring operation,” the report found. “This breach allowed fugitive gas to flow until reaching an ignition source, at which time an explosion occurred resulting in severely damaged and destroyed buildings.”
The natural gas line was struck by Optic Cable Technology, according to the report.
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The subsequent explosion destroyed the building containing two business: Kaffeinate and Prescient. A number of nearby properties were also significantly damaged, the report says.
Kaffeinate owner, PSNC worker killed
Investigators concluded that Lee, who died in the explosion, and the contractor’s three workers “were aware of the gas leak moments after the breach” and before the first 911 call was received, the report says.
His death was “attributed to the failure to act by Mr. Lee,” the report says. His body was found trapped by a support beam that fell in the explosion, according to the report.
Security video from before the explosion shows Lee exiting the coffee shop four times, the report says.
Read more here: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/durham-county/article233713942.html#storylink=cpy