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News : Faulty pipe blamed for refinery explosion
(USA)
A fire
broke out at a refinery idue to a chemical explosion.
An
explosion rattled residents nearby when a cracked gas
line burst into flames, sending thick black smoke into
the air.
The
pipe failure is being blamed for the explosion and
company officials say it was a pipe that was already
earmarked to be replaced.
Just
before 9 p.m., a crack in one of the pressure release
lines resulted in a leak and explosion that sent a
fireball into the sky. It was a pipe in which the
company already had discovered a small flaw the day
before, said company spokesman. "It was a
pipe that we were scheduled to replace this summer," he
said.
“That line ruptured,
so the gases in that line escaped, ignited, causing an
explosion and then a fire,” said a fire official.
“The
fire is raging. I came down a few minutes ago and there
was nothing and now it looks like the whole place is
just on fire,” ...
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08/05/2008 |
