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A Huge Natural Gas Line Explosion Just Lit Up West Virginia [PHOTOS]
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| 12.11.2012
| Matthew Boesler
Posted on 12/11/2012 11:00:48 AM PST by Morgana
Reports are coming in of a big explosion in Sissonville, West Virginia.
Via local news outlet WSAZ:
The northbound lanes of Interstate 77 are closed in the Sissonville area, from Tuppers Creek to Pocatalico due to what's being called a major gas line explosion.
Kanawha County Commission President Kent Carper tells WSAZ.com crews were called to what was described as a major gas line explosion in Sissonville.
WSAZ says that right now, no injuries or fatalities have been reported.
Below are two photos from Twitter. The first was posted by Charleston Gazette reporter
(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...
TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Local News
KEYWORDS: explosion; gas; gasexplosion; westvirginia
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To: MestaMachine
Is it anywhere near PRINCETON?
To: Morgana; All
Does anyone know if this was at the actual Interstate crossing?
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posted on
12/11/2012 11:40:12 AM PST
by
PA Engineer
(Liberate America from the Occupation Media.)
To: presently no screen name
A little over a hundred miles. Sissonville is almost straight north of Princeton.
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posted on
12/11/2012 11:45:12 AM PST
by
MestaMachine
(It's the !!!!TREASON!!!!, stupid!)
To: listenhillary
Centralia MO?
I remember the Centralia, MO gas explosion. Was a senior at Moberly at the time.
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posted on
12/11/2012 11:50:31 AM PST
by
fungoking
(Tis a pleasure to live in the Ozarks)
To: PA Engineer
Looks like a divided highway. Possible Interstate sign in the foreground of the flames.
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posted on
12/11/2012 11:50:56 AM PST
by
thackney
(life is fragile, handle with prayer)
To: Morgana
Wonder if the constant vibration from the interstate above got to it?
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posted on
12/11/2012 11:51:24 AM PST
by
The Cajun
(Sarah Palin, Mark Levin......Nuff said.)
To: Morgana
I have NEVER seen a gas explosion like that. Sadly, I have. I've seen the results when a compressor station fire got out of control and spread to the main pipeline.
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posted on
12/11/2012 11:52:10 AM PST
by
thackney
(life is fragile, handle with prayer)
To: RadiationRomeo
To: RadiationRomeo
Now, WSAZ reports that the well has been capped.
The Charleston Gazette is reporting that the fire has been put out, and the search for casualties is underway:
Crews apparently extinguished the fire just before 2 p.m. but a large amount of fumes remain in the air, said Kanawha County Commission President Kent Carper.
Carper said paramedics and emergency responders are going into homes and apartments now to assess injuries or fatalities
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/west-virginia-natural-gas-explosion-2012-12#ixzz2Em4ce6I0
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posted on
12/11/2012 11:52:33 AM PST
by
MestaMachine
(It's the !!!!TREASON!!!!, stupid!)
To: listenhillary
Centralia, PA. Inspiration for the Silent Hill games. There's a coal fire below the surface that's been burning since 1962. Ten people (estimated) still live there. How is anyone's guess.
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posted on
12/11/2012 11:53:41 AM PST
by
arderkrag
(An Unreconstructed Georgian, Forever in Rebellion.)
To: thackney
I was wondering. Cased highway crossings have and will be a continued nightmare for transmission lines.
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posted on
12/11/2012 11:53:44 AM PST
by
PA Engineer
(Liberate America from the Occupation Media.)
To: listenhillary
Someone found a live chupacabra and are attempting to Kill it with FIRE!
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posted on
12/11/2012 11:54:46 AM PST
by
Dead Corpse
(I will not comply.)
To: MestaMachine
To: Dead Corpse
I was thinking that maybe Tickle’s pursuit of building his own still didn’t work out as planned.
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posted on
12/11/2012 12:00:58 PM PST
by
WinMod70
To: PA Engineer
Cased highway crossings have and will be a continued nightmare for transmission lines. What bugs the heck out of me down here is that they bring up the pipe line for valves and gauges (Test station) right next to a highway instead of putting them off in the middle of nowhere.
Had one go up about 3/4 of a mile from my house when a UPS 18 wheeler lost control in the fog and ran over it.
Sounded like a F-15 on full burners next door.
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posted on
12/11/2012 12:03:32 PM PST
by
The Cajun
(Sarah Palin, Mark Levin......Nuff said.)
To: MestaMachine
Thanks for the update. Sounds really bad. Listening to scanner now. Prayers up for all involved.
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posted on
12/11/2012 12:04:13 PM PST
by
penelopesire
(TIME FOR OBAMA TO ANSWER FOR BENGHAZI UNDER OATH!!)
To: The Cajun
Wonder if the constant vibration from the interstate above got to it?
Interstate highway pipeline crossings are usually cased in a larger heavy wall pipe.
You will normally see the vent pipes on each side of the road.
The problem is many of the original crossings had problems with shorted casings which prevented the corrosions systems from protecting the internal pipe when the casings flooded. It usually takes a fairly qualified engineer to interpret the data to find the problem.
There are remediation methods, however it is a problem that is regularly missed. Just a preliminary interpretation of the possible issue involved.
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posted on
12/11/2012 12:04:18 PM PST
by
PA Engineer
(Liberate America from the Occupation Media.)
To: presently no screen name
No. This is close to Charleston. Near Elkview and Clendenin.
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posted on
12/11/2012 12:04:54 PM PST
by
Morgana
(Time to play cowboys and muslims.)
To: PA Engineer
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posted on
12/11/2012 12:06:46 PM PST
by
Morgana
(Time to play cowboys and muslims.)
To: Morgana
Isn’t Sissonville where Buckwild is shot?
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posted on
12/11/2012 12:08:30 PM PST
by
chrisser
(Starve the Monkeys!)
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