On November 1, 2007, a twelve-inch liquid propane line ruptured
in Clarke County, Mississippi. Over the next forty-eight
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hours, eleven thousand barrels of propane were released
through a 636-foot-long split in the longitudinal seam. This
propane vaporized, and the vapor cloud eventually ignited, causing a fire
that resulted in the evacuation of 250 people from their homes and $2.1
million in property damage.
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In 2006, the failed pipe was internally inspected within its legal time
frame, a
