gas pipe explosion - Ohio

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http://www.portclintonnewsherald.com/article/20111117/NEWS01/111170306/Ohio-pipeline-explosion-causes-wall-fire

Ohio pipeline explosion causes wall of fire


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The explosion at 9436 Taylor Road in Glouster destroyed three homes and a barn and partially damaged a second barn and two other houses, said Gretchen Krueger, spokeswoman for Tennessee Gas, which owns the line.

There were no deaths or serious injuries, and the cause remains undetermined, said Shane Cartmill, spokesman for the State Fire Marshal's Office.

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"We could see the flames (from) three miles away, and we could hear the roar, and we knew we had a major problem," he said. "I've never seen anything like it before in my life. It was just disintegrating everything in sight.

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Tennessee Gas started shutting off valves near the explosion about 10 a.m., Pallo said. By 1 p.m., the line was completely shut off within a 15-mile radius around the blast.
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