A 10-member go-team from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) arrived in Sissonville, W. Virginia last night, ready to investigate the natural gas transmission pipeline rupture on Tuesday that destroyed four homes and sent several people to the hospital for smoke inhalation.
The explosion, involving a 20-inch gas transmission line which sent flames hundreds of feet into the air, destroyed four homes and damaged at least five others. No serious injuries were reported. A portion of Interstate 77 was closed and the area was evacuated within 1,000 feet of the explosion site.