Closer look at Lincoln County pipeline explosion, safety report
A 30-inch diameter pipe, part of an interstate natural gas pipeline from Texas to New York, ruptured and released 101.5 million cubic feet of natural gas.
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A 30-inch diameter pipe, part of an interstate natural gas pipeline from Texas to New York, ruptured and released 101.5 million cubic feet of natural gas.
You've probably driven past a white plastic tube in the ground, marking the presence of a gas pipeline.
Nbc's gabe gutierrez is there. >> it's so bright. >> reporter: the explosion was massive, tearing through a rural kentucky community about an hour south of lexington, the moment captured on this camera from nbc affiliate wlex. >> it was like an atomic bomb went off. >> reporter: the blast so powerful you could see it on radar. the fire ball sprung 300 feet into the air and was visible 40 miles. tonight, the fire is out but the debris is still smoelderring. 58-year-old lisa derringer was killed. >> we don't believe we have anybody else unaccounted for at this time. >> reporter: a ruptured 30 in...