Con Ed flubs council's hearing over steam pipe explosion.

The article reports that electric service company Consolidated Edison's (Con Ed) chief executive officer Kevin Burke's absence at the hearing of a steam pipe explosion irritated the City Council members of New York City. It is stated that the explosion in midtown killed one and severely injured several others and Con Ed official Bill Longhi served as delegate to testify on the company's behalf. It discusses Council member Peter Vallone accusing the utility of acting like a criminal.