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Christmas Eve Williams pipeline explosion evacuates residents

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Merry Christmas from the fossil fuel industry! Amy Wadas wrote for KDKA CBS Pittsburgh 25 December 2014, Pipeline Explosion Pushes Residents Out Of Homes On Christmas Eve, Neighbors say flames were so bright they light the sky orange. The explosion was also so loud, they say it rocked their homes. “I went upstairs to change … Continue reading Christmas Eve Williams pipeline explosion evacuates residents →

Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line explosion, Centerview, MO 2014-10-13

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A third explosion in Missouri on Panhandle Eastern’s 200 Line in six years. Panhandle is the parent company of Florida Gas Transmission (FGT), famous for throwing a pipe across the Florida Turnpike in 2009, near a high school. Chris Oberholtz wrote for KCTV5.com 13 October 2014, Emergency crews respond to pipeline rupture, fire near Centerview, … Continue reading Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line explosion, Centerview, MO 2014-10-13 →

Pilot Grove, MO PEPL explosion 2008-08-25

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Not in a High Consequence Area (HCA)? Then a pipeline explosion may not even rate pictures on the news, even if your house or field or forest or river is what explodes. That’s what happened near Pilot Grove, Missouri 25 August 2008 on the Panhandle Eastern Pipeline 200 Line. PHMSA, the so-called Pipeline and Hazardous … Continue reading Pilot Grove, MO PEPL explosion 2008-08-25 →

My son was killed in a pipeline explosion –Paul W. McCorkle

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A comment on Other Hazards 30 June 2014: My son was killed in a pipeline explosion 7-5-10. There are many old lines that are only a few inches in the ground, because of years because of top cover erosion. A shallow covered gas line is more dangerous than an exposed one!!! This was the case … Continue reading My son was killed in a pipeline explosion –Paul W. McCorkle →

150-foot flames from methane pipeline explosion in east Texas 2014-06-26

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An explosion from the much larger proposed Sabal Trail fracked methane pipeline could be much worse. And remember, much of this toxic fossil fuel pushing through leaking veins throughout the country is for export to other countries, to profit a few companies at locals’ expense. Maybe you’d like to come to Leesburg, GA to say … Continue reading 150-foot flames from methane pipeline explosion in east Texas 2014-06-26 →

Methane explosion in Escambia County Jail in Pensacola, FL

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Two dead, more than 100 injured, 600 evacuated. Somebody investigated this one. Michael Pearson, John Murgatroyd and Ed Lavandera, CNN, 1 May 2014, ‘Complete destruction’: 2 die, dozens hurt as explosion shatters Florida jail, Everyone was accounted for after a powerful explosion ripped through the Escambia County Jail in Florida’s Panhandle and killed two inmates, … Continue reading Methane explosion in Escambia County Jail in Pensacola, FL →

Williams Transco explosion in Appomattox Virginia 2008-11-14

Alabama, Appomattox County, Corrosion, Explosion, Marengo County, PHMSA, Virginia, , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Almost $1 million PHMSA fine to Williams Transco for safety regulation violations that let corrosion continue until a pipeline exploded near Appomattox, Virginia in 2008, taking out two homes and injuring five people, with local and state governments footing the bill as usual for the pipeline company failure. Yet Transco let much the same thing … Continue reading Williams Transco explosion in Appomattox Virginia 2008-11-14 →

Williams explosion and fire, Opal, WY 2014-04-23

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Fourth major incident this year for Williams, this time in Wyoming. Yet again locals and their local and state governments were left to pick up the tab, and the cause is still “under investigation”. Ryan Parker wrote for the Denver Post 23 April 2014, Wyoming town evacuated after gas plant explosion, There was an explosion … Continue reading Williams explosion and fire, Opal, WY 2014-04-23 →

Williams Oak Grove explosion in Marshall County, WV 2014-04-05

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In which Williams admits subsidence can cause a gas pipeline explosion. So does an even larger (36-inch vs. 12-inch) pipeline through the fragile karst sinkhole-prone limestone of the Floridan Aquifer for the Sabal Trail pipeline connected to Williams’ Transco sound like a good idea? Especially considering pipeline companies aren’t held accountable for the expense of … Continue reading Williams Oak Grove explosion in Marshall County, WV 2014-04-05 →

Williams fire and explosion near Plymouth, WA 2014-03-31

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A two-mile evacuation ratio around a Williams fracked methane facility in Oregon, and once again a state agency investigates while federal PHMSA does nothing, same near Plymouth, WA, as on Sauvie Island, OR. Kristi Phil reported for the Tri-City Herald 31 March 2014, UPDATE: Evacuation radius near Plymouth plant to be reduced, It’s unknown when … Continue reading Williams fire and explosion near Plymouth, WA 2014-03-31 →