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  • 2009-01-13 (xsd:date)
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  • Call Before You Dig! — Gas Main Explosion (en)
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  • A series of photographs originally circulated online in January 2009 supposedly show the aftermath of a backhoe operator who started digging without following proper safety procedures and struck a high pressure gas main: These pictures do document the aftermath of a gas pipeline rupture, but the mishap was not caused by a backhoe operator who failed to follow proper procedure. The pipeline rupture and subsequent explosion occurred on the morning of 14 September 2008 near Appomattox, Virginia, as described by the Lynchburg (Virginia) News & Advance: The pipeline failure was not caused by a backhoe (or any other equipment or object) piercing the line and rupturing it, but as a result of corrosion that had not been detected during the gas company's periodic safety inspections: Additional photographs of the scene can be viewed on the Appomattox News web site. (en)
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