Thanks to Milford421 for pointing to this incident:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1940757/posts?page=2235#2235
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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,330799,00.html
(AP)
“Explosion Reported at South Texas Oil Pipeline”
Friday, February 15, 2008
McCOOK, Texas —
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “The fire marshal was investigating the cause of the explosion, Pena said.
Black smoke rushed across a cloudy sky in northern Hidalgo County on Friday, driven by winds gusting to 40 mph. Orange flames were visible just over a rise. Flames from the rupture reached 400 feet to 500 feet, Pena said.
Firefighters shut flow of crude oil distillate about 10 miles down the pipeline and were waiting for the rest of the crude to burn off.”
Suspicious package closes Progreso bridge
Feb. 14, 2008, 11:06PM
PROGRESO, Texas — The Progreso International Bridge linking Mexico and Texas is shut down while authorities investigate a suspicious package found at the border crossing. U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesman Felix Garza said a caller to the Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office reported a bomb on the bridge about 7 p.m. Thursday.
Garza said the crossing was shut down and wasn't sure when the bridge would reopen. He said officers didn't find anything on the U.S. side of the bridge. But Mexican authorities said they found a suspicious package. Garza told The Monitor in McAllen that the package didn't look like it had anything to do with bombs, but they were taking a look at it.