Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
[2] [5] In North Carolina, the system consists of two parallel pipes: [7] [8] a 40-inch (1.0 m) diameter one transporting gasoline and a 36-inch (0.91 m) one carrying other oil products, such as jet fuel. [9] This section of the pipeline had been built in 1978 and included a segment that passed near Charlotte, North Carolina.
As of April 1, 2019 North Carolina has ordered Duke Energy to dig up millions of tons of coal ash at six of its power plants. The dangerous coal ash has been mixed with water and stored in uncovered, unlined ponds for decades, but following the 2014 Dan River coal ash spill, many lawsuits have been filed.
The blast was caused by a ditch-digging machine being used in the garage hitting and rupturing a 2-inch gas pipe. One person was seriously burned by the blast, and two fire-fighters were injured fighting the fire that followed the blast. [88] May 29 – A 20 inch natural gas pipeline exploded and burned, in North Saint Louis County, Missouri ...
A fuel tank truck crashed and people gathered at the accident site to collect the fuel. The tank truck exploded, initially burning 60 people to death. Video footage of the incident began circulating on social media, in which many people can be seen collecting fuel in yellow containers and jerrycans. [124]
City officials told News 2 that, as of publication, there is no concern with respect to drinking water within Lyon County or surrounding counties. Tank at Kentucky sewer treatment plant undergoes ...
Federal officials have issued a warning about a substantial safety violation at a South Carolina nuclear plant after cracks were discovered again in a backup emergency fuel line. Small cracks have ...
In the resort town of Maggie Valley, North Carolina, about 35 miles west of Asheville, Joseph Franklin McElroy said Wednesday his 6-year-old twins were coping with the disaster by treating it as a ...
The main block of the treatment plant is a three-story, three-bay wide mass topped by a hipped, battened metal roof, with flanking stepped back two-story sections. Also on the property are three storage reservoirs for treated water, dating from 1887, 1940 and the 1950s. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. [1]