U.S. safety board opens probe into
Colonial Pipeline accident
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[November 05, 2016]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S.
National Transportation Safety Board said on Friday it had opened an
investigation into the Colonial Pipeline Co accident in Helena, Alabama,
which killed one worker and seriously injured four others.
Colonial's gasoline pipeline ruptured on Monday during routine
maintenance operations. The company said Friday it expects to restart
the pipeline on Sunday afternoon.
A team of five NTSB investigators arrived Thursday and will be in
Alabama for several days conducting interviews, documenting the accident
site and collecting evidence. Investigators will also visit the Colonial
Pipeline offices in Alpharetta, Georgia, to interview operations and
engineering staff and collect operating data and documents, the board
said.
The 5,500-mile (8,850-km) Colonial Pipeline is the largest U.S. refined
products pipeline system and can carry more than 3 million barrels of
gasoline, diesel and jet fuel between the U.S. Gulf Coast and the New
York Harbor area.
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The company said a small fire remaining at the site was extinguished
overnight, and operations to remove residual gasoline from the
pipeline began earlier on Friday.
(Reporting by David Shepardson; editing by Tom Brown, G Crosse)
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