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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.
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The spill covered approximately 16,000 square meters (4 acres) but was mostly contained within the pipeline's right of way. [45] 2015: On August 14, a leak from a pipeline spilled about 2 barrels of an oil, water and gas emulsion on the Hay Lake First Nation, about 100 kilometers northwest of High Level, Alberta. [46]
The same leak may have caused another nearby house explosion the previous November. [134] January 21 – An 8-inch Buckeye Partners pipeline propane transmission pipeline 15 miles (24 km) east of Jefferson City, Missouri leaked. The propane spread along the ground, and exploded several hours later, scorching an area over a mile wide.
Screen Archives/Getty Images Former soap actress Jennifer Leak has died at the age 76. “It is with a heavy heart that I share the news of Jennifer Leak’s passing,” Leak’s ex-husband Tim ...
Any leak which, in the judgment of operating personnel at the scene, is of sufficient magnitude to justify scheduled repair. A Grade 3 leak is non-hazardous at the time of detection and can be reasonably expected to remain non-hazardous. Examples of a Grade 3 Leak are: Any reading of less than 80% LEL in small gas associated substructures.
April 4 – A gas compressor plant exploded in Braintree, Massachusetts, killing four people and injuring 12 others. [49] August 29 – A newly hired crew of repairmen were working on fixing a pipeline leak near Buffalo, Oklahoma, when the pipeline exploded and started a fire. Seven of the crew were killed, 8 others were burned, and 10 horses ...