Remember the Gas shortages little while back? Pipeline exploded today!!!

Well it looks like the gas lines will get long again in the southeast.

HELENA, Ala. (AP) Colonial Pipeline says in a statement that it has shut down its main pipeline in Alabama after an explosion in a rural part of the state outside Birmingham.

The Georgia-based company said in the brief statement Monday evening that its top priorities are the health and safety of its work crews at the scene and protecting the public.

Authorities said at least seven workers have been injured in the explosion on the gas pipeline.

Gov. Robert Bentley said the explosion happened about a mile west of the spot where the pipeline burst last month. That rupture led to gasoline shortages across the South.

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hopefully, just coincidence???
hopefully....

video here...

www.tucsonnewsnow.com...

there's up to 7 workers unjured, I've read several different counts.

Terrorism?

Election impacts?

a reply to: xuenchen

no gas, can't make it to the polls, election postponed...
obama stays in...

Gassed up today, last go around our service stations were out of gas for better than 2 weeks with rural independent stations longer than that.

a reply to: xuenchen

It's environmental terrorism, pipeline 1963 vintage, take till hell freezes over to permit replacement.

ya, I was out briefly today.
now I wish I took the time to throw some gas into the car. oh, well, last time we didn't run out of gas where I am at, hopefully, the terminal had time to fill it's tanks back up here.

a reply to: dawnstar

After superstorm Sandy (2012), the northeast had a major gas shortage (aside from thousands displaced) -- had no effect on the election.

But, I hope they do something soon, no gas really makes life tough!

pipeline is up and running again...

The EU is significantly risking to run out of gas in the coming years. Jan 1st 2019, the gas will stop flowing through Ukraine ... Only chance for the EU is the Turkish Stream.