1. A ruptured underground pipeline last August shot a geyser of liquefied petroleum gas into an enclave of homes. 2. Despite the problems, industry and federal safety officials believe that underground pipelines are the safest mode of transportation for hazardous liquids. 3. For miles on either side of the road, the snow is stained with black, gooey oil that has bubbled up from breaks in the underground pipeline. 4. Pulsing beside a web of underground pipelines snaking out of Tulsa, Okla., one of the more intriguing second acts in the telecommunications industry is about to begin. 5. An underground pipeline ruptured Wednesday, spilling thousands of gallons of gasoline into a drain that carried it to the Grand River, authorities said. 6. Cleanup work was severely hampered by fierce snowstorms and deep snow above the underground pipeline. 7. Investigators later determined the blast was caused by gasoline that had leaked out of an underground pipeline into the sewer system. 8. The agency also was looking at the underground pipeline grid, said NTSB official Charles Batten. 9. Estonian and Latvian customs officers have unearthed an underground pipeline probably intended to smuggle vodka between the two countries. |
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