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A chemical gas leak from a rail tanker in Whitewater Township, Ohio, prompted fears of an explosion and evacuation orders for people within at least a half-mile radius of the incident.
July 5 – An Energy Transfer Partners crude oil pipeline experienced a failure near Cygnet, Ohio, resulting in the initial reported release of approximately 1,000 barrels of crude oil. The cause was not immediately determined. [35] July 25 – A Columbia Gas Transmission 26 inch natural gas pipeline burst and ignited, in Strasburg, Virginia ...
According to the NTSB's preliminary report, customers in the accident area received gas from a low-pressure (0.5 psi) distribution network which, in turn, was fed from a high-pressure (75 psi) main pipeline via regulators controlled by sensors measuring pressure in the low-pressure pipes. At the time of the accident, workers were replacing some ...
An SUV slammed into a Portland home on Christmas Eve, igniting a massive blaze at a property that has been the scene of nearly 30 car accidents over the last decades according to neighbors, with ...
May 26, 1983 – Explosion and fire at a gas compressor station near Bloomfield. Two employees were severely burned. [82] April 8, 2004 - Four workers were seriously injured, when highly flammable gasoline components were released and ignited, at the Giant Industries Ciniza refinery, east of Gallup. [83]
Last October, an Idaho farmer using a backhoe punched a hole into a 22-inch (56-cm) pipeline buried under a field, sending more than 51 million cubic feet of natural gas hissing into the air.
November 17 – An ExxonMobil gas plant exploded and burned near Kingsville, Texas. The plant burned for over a day, but there were no reported injuries. [247] November 18 – A gas pipeline burst near Ranger, Texas, causing a fire in a field, with flames reaching 100 feet high. Some houses nearby were evacuated for a time.
D.C. firefighters said a vehicle plunged into the Potomac River after being involved in a crash the Arlington Memorial Bridge. Police are investigating whether wintry weather played a role in the ...