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Corrosion cited in Alabama pipeline explosion

February 22, 2012

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A corroded pipe has been deemed the culprit of a massive natural gasoline explosion in Sweet Water, AL last December. A Transco natural gas pipeline ruptured at approximately 3:07 p.m. Dec. 3 with an explosion that could be heard for more than 30 miles while shooting flames nearly 100 feet in the air for over [...]

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