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A 2-mile (3.2 km) radius from the leak was evacuated, including 90 from the Bible Camp. [34] August 25 – In downtown San Francisco, California, a 16-inch natural gas main was punctured by a drill that an excavation contractor was using. Escaping natural gas blew upward and carried into the Embarcadero Complex and other nearby buildings.
March 18 – At 3:17 p.m. with just minutes left in the school day and more than 500 students and teachers inside the building, a natural gas explosion leveled most of New London High School in Rusk County, Texas. Odorless natural gas had leaked into the basement and ignited, killing 298 children, most in grades 5 to 11.
The primary purpose of leak detection systems (LDS) is to help pipeline controllers to detect and localize leaks. LDS provide alarms and display other related data to the pipeline controllers to assist decision-making. Pipeline leak detection systems can also enhance productivity and system reliability thanks to reduced downtime and inspection ...
February 20 – Gas leaking from a 10-inch natural gas transmission pipeline exploded in Portage, Ohio, injuring six people and destroying a home. [102] April 24 – An earth mover hit a 10-inch Buckeye Partners pipeline in Sylvania, Ohio, causing a geyser of naphtha, which flowed into the Ten Mile Creek. Nearby schools were impacted. [103]
The fire burned for 2 days. [9] April 7, 1926 - A lightning-caused fire, involving a 1 million gallon tank, near San Luis Obispo. [8] September 16, 1928 – George F. Getty Inc. well exploded at the Santa Fe Springs oil fields, igniting a fire that burned for almost two months. [10] July 12, 1951 - A tank farm fire in Wilmington injured 3. [11]
1999 (June 10) An Olympic gasoline pipeline ruptured near Bellingham, Washington, resulting in 3 deaths: a fly fisherman and two 10-year-old boys. The cause was a series of errors and malfunctions in relief systems and process control computer systems in the Olympic Pipe Line Company 's system, resulting in 277,000 gallons of gasoline spilled ...
Pope John Paul II was the subject of three premature obituaries.. A prematurely reported obituary is an obituary of someone who was still alive at the time of publication. . Examples include that of inventor and philanthropist Alfred Nobel, whose premature obituary condemning him as a "merchant of death" for creating military explosives may have prompted him to create the Nobel Prize; [1 ...