Natural gas from Kentucky pipeline rupture ignited, killing one
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released details about a deadly gas pipeline rupture that occurred in August in Lincoln County, Kentucky. The rupture in the 30-inch-diameter natural gas transmission pipeline, which was owned and operated by Enbridge Inc., a Canadian company, released about 66 million cubic feet of natural gas - which ignited. The incident caused devastation in the surrounding area; killing one person, sending six others to hospitals for treatment, destroying or damaging 19 homes and burning approximately 30 acres of land. Seventy-five residents of the Indian Camp mobile home park had to be evacuated.
As a result of the explosion, a 33.2-foot-long section of the pipeline was ejected and landed about 481 feet southwest of the rupture site.