West Virginia Pipeline Explosion

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Investigation is still underway for a Dec. 11, 2012 gas pipeline explosion in West Virginia. The explosion from a 20-inch Columbia Gas Transmission line triggered a massive fire that destroyed homes and charred a stretch of Interstate 77 near Sissionville, about 15 miles from Charleston. There were no reported injuries.

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