RANKIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI NATURAL GAS LINE EXPLOSION AND FIRE.
GULF SOUTH PIPELINE IS THE OPERATOR
The Associated PressJanuary 14, 2015 Updated 12
hours ago
BRANDON, Miss. — A fire created by the rupture of a
natural gas line off Mississippi Highway 25 near Brandon is out.
Authorities say it appears the pipeline exploded about
6:15 a.m. Wednesday on Three Prong Trail. Crews at the scene shut off the gas
about 7:30 a.m.
Sheriff Bryan Bailey says there were no injuries.
Photos from WLBT-TV's helicopter (http://bit.ly/1zbPtFB
) show the fire out and a scorched area of forest.
Gulfsouth Pipeline spokesman Joe Hollier says control
crews who monitor the company's gas lines noticed a drop in pressure before an
alarm went off. He says that helped the gas company quickly notify emergency
crews on the ground.
No evacuation was necessary.
Crews let the gas to bleed off and then put out the
fire.
The cause is under investigation.
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RANKIN COUNTY, MS (Mississippi News Now) - An explosion
near the Barnett Reservoir lit up the skies Wednesday morning.
It erupted around 6:20, off of Three Prong Trail. That's east of the Reservoir.
It erupted around 6:20, off of Three Prong Trail. That's east of the Reservoir.
Gulf South Pipeline has confirmed the natural gas line
explosion on their property.
Joe Hollier, the Manager of Corporate Communication for the gas company says the 30 inch pipeline explosion is currently impacting 25 homes.
Joe Hollier, the Manager of Corporate Communication for the gas company says the 30 inch pipeline explosion is currently impacting 25 homes.
The explosion knocked gas out to those homes, but crews
are working to restore service.
Hollier says gas control crews who monitor the company's gas lines noticed a drop in pressure before an alarm went off.
Hollier says gas control crews who monitor the company's gas lines noticed a drop in pressure before an alarm went off.
That helped the gas company quickly notify emergency
crews on the ground.
After burning for about an hour-and-a-half, our Skycopter captured the fire as it was snuffed out, leaving behind a scorched patch of forest.
Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey says their Department and Rankin County E.R. Management Operations along with several other agencies and the gas company, Gulf South Pipeline, are on the scene where the explosion happened.
They are working to figure out a cause now.
The gas is now shut off.
The only damage is to possibly an acre worth of trees.
In terms of traffic in the surrounding area, there should be no delays and nobody is in danger.
There were no evacuations.
After burning for about an hour-and-a-half, our Skycopter captured the fire as it was snuffed out, leaving behind a scorched patch of forest.
Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey says their Department and Rankin County E.R. Management Operations along with several other agencies and the gas company, Gulf South Pipeline, are on the scene where the explosion happened.
They are working to figure out a cause now.
The gas is now shut off.
The only damage is to possibly an acre worth of trees.
In terms of traffic in the surrounding area, there should be no delays and nobody is in danger.
There were no evacuations.