Just yesterday a 36-inch underground natural gas pipeline exploded into flames in Johnson County, Texas, killing one and injuring at least five people before officials were able to shut the flow of gas, officials said (CNN.com). Cleburne Fire Chief Clint Ishmael said all 13 workers on the crew were accounted for and that one was dead.
According to the Sheriff's Department, an electric company crew was drilling holes for power lines and accidentally sparked the explosion by hitting a 36-inch gas line. The gas line is owned by Enterprise Products Partners L.P. out of Houston. Enterprise owns a massive network of pipelines across the U.S. south that deliver gas from shale deposits in the region. The pipeline helps carry gas from West Texas across the state to utilities, distribution companies and commercial users on the eastern end of the state (msnbc.com).
Cleburne Fire Chief Clint Ishmael stated that the blaze was so fierce that crews could get no closer than 600 yards to the source of the fire. The massive blaze consisted of flames hundreds of feet high and could be seen from at least 30 miles away.
According to CNN, the pipeline erupted around 2:40 p.m. (3:40 p.m. ET), and the shaking lasted about 10 minutes, said Laura Harlin, who lives about a mile away. "Our house shook, glass shook," she said. "We watched this huge plume of smoke or steam rising above our neighborhood."
Sources:
cnn.com
msnbc.com
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