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The system began operation in December 1993, [22] and in 2006, a $6.6 million (equivalent to $9.6 million in 2023 [17]) upgrade was completed which installed the video cameras. [3] Since the system's implementation, no major multi-vehicle wrecks have occurred along this stretch in foggy conditions. [ 20 ]
August 15 – An El Paso Natural Gas gas transmission pipeline exploded and burned in Coolidge, Arizona. 2 people were killed and another was seriously burned. [24] October 23 – A bulldozer operator hit a gas line, at a shopping center under construction in Brenham, Texas. This resulted in a fire engulfing the bulldozer.
A 20-inch steel natural gas transmission pipeline was ruptured by a contractor for the gas company, and released natural gas near an intersection adjoining the Charter Pointe subdivision. A nearby directional drilling operation had hit and weakened the pipeline before the failure. One local resident was killed and one was injured in the explosion.
A survey by the Federal Power Commission of 51 gas pipeline companies showed that between January 1, 1950, and June 30, 1965 gas transmission pipeline failures had killed 64 people and injured another 222. Of the fatalities, 35 were gas pipeline company workers or contractors, and 29 were members of the public.
What might've caused the D.C. plane crash that killed 67 people. ... killing 67 people (Getty Images) ... because air traffic controllers really are excellent people, but, after 70-plus years of ...
2004: A pipeline punctured by thieves exploded and killed dozens of people in Lagos State. [76] (September 17, 2004) 2006: An oil pipeline punctured by thieves exploded and killed 150 people at the Atlas Creek Island in Lagos State. [77] (May 12, 2006) 2006: A vandalised oil pipeline exploded in Lagos. Up to 500 people may have been killed. [78 ...
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No injuries resulted. The cause was from stress on a girth weld on the pipeline. A failure on another girth weld on the pipeline system led to a PHMSA Consent Agreement. [66] [67] [68] February 24 – Early on that day, a pipeline near Texas City, Texas ruptured, sending up to 5,000 US gallons (19,000 L) of gasoline into Bayou Pierre. [69] [70]