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3ft. gas line explosion. Insane pics from my roof.

kevinmassey

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This was definetly not an average day in my small town. It sounded like the loudest jet I've ever heard, so I ran outside, and saw the a cloud forming above what seemed to be the source of the noise. After that I climbed on my roof, and saw what I'd estimate to be a column of flame close to 1000ft high. These pictures are from probly about 4 miles away.

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rangedunits

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How about u shine laser at it? :3 it would be amazing.

Did you windows blow up?
 
kevinmassey

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No, but it shook the house pretty good, and yeah those are just ski lakes. There's an actual lake in between my house and the fire too. It was just put out after 2 hours.
 
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A 36-inch underground natural gas pipeline exploded into flames Monday in Johnson County, Texas, killing three people and injuring at least eight, officials said.

"There was a crew working on the line and they apparently ruptured it somehow, and caused an explosion," Cleburne, Texas, City Manager Chester Nolen told CNN in a telephone interview.

"The latest reports still indicate three fatalities," he said. The injured were taken to hospitals in Hood County, Somervell County and Johnson County, he said.

"They are in the process of closing the valves to contain the fire," which was visible eight miles away, he said. "It was under pressure, so it's going to take a little while for the fire to go down."

The line is owned by Enterprise Products out of Houston, he said.

The blaze was so fierce that crews could get no closer than 600 yards to the source of the fire, said Cleburne Fire Chief Clint Ishmael.

Three victims were en route to Parkland Hospital in Dallas, which has a burn unit, according to a spokesperson for Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital in Cleburne.

Another five were taken to Glen Rose Medical Center in Glen Rose, Texas, where they were in stable condition, said CEO Gary Marks.

The pipeline erupted around 2:40 p.m., and the shaking lasted for 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."

A rumble was continuing more than an hour later, she said.
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3 dead after gas pipeline erupts in eastern Texas - CNN.com

Three people dead :(
 
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When ever you are working around pressurized piping you need to exercise extreme safety. I am around that stuff everyday where I work and this sort of thing is our nightmare. My guess is they were working a hot tap into the existing line.
 
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yobresal said:
When ever you are working around pressurized piping you need to exercise extreme safety. I am around that stuff everyday where I work and this sort of thing is our nightmare. My guess is they were working a hot tap into the existing line.
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I bet you know a lot about pressurized pipes over there in san francisco :p

Sorry, I had to :D
 
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No, the pipe was in the wrong place, and a crew working on putting some electric lines in or something hit it with an auger. Gas company is about to get the living sh*t sued out of them.
 
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mfo said:
I bet you know a lot about pressurized pipes over there in san francisco :p

Sorry, I had to :D
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LOL, I get that at work all the time. Most of the workers are out of towners and it seems now-a-days San Francisco is more well known for it's gays more than anything else. I actually moved to Napa now. Just bought a house.
 
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yobresal said:
LOL, I get that at work all the time. Most of the workers are out of towners and it seems now-a-days San Francisco is more well known for it's gays more than anything else. I actually moved to Napa now. Just bought a house.
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Bro, you're like 50 miles away which is still way too close lol. J.k

I actually want to go to San Francisco to check it out, looks like an awesome place.
 
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kevinmassey said:
No, the pipe was in the wrong place, and a crew working on putting some electric lines in or something hit it with an auger. Gas company is about to get the living sh*t sued out of them.
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Three deaths and injuries due to incorrect placement of a pipe... I think criminal negligence will probably be pressed - along with lawsuits from the families.

-Trevor
 
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I love how instead of ringing the police/fire department.... you grabbed your camera and took happy snaps instead....

Sucks that is resulted in casualties.... :(
 
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