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JANUARY
22
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Natural
gas pipeline leak in Bridgeport AL explodes, killing three people,
injuring six. |
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| MARCH
25 |
Williams
pipeline in Will County IL spills 630,000 gallons of gasoline after
being struck by a bulldozer.
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| MARCH
26 |
Pipeline
spills over 50,000 gallons of gasoline near Wilmington IL after farmer
damages pipe while tilling soil. |
| APRIL
6 |
Pipeline
rupture in Aledo TX spews 79,000 gallons of gasoline on nearby homes,
forcing prolonged evacuation of 32 families.
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| APRIL
29 |
Pipeline
spills 150,000 gallons of crude oil on farm near Pleasant Hill IA,
nearly reaching Des Moines River.
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| JUNE
10 |
Olympic
pipeline spills 250,000 gallons of gasoline into creek in Bellingham
WA, and fire and explosion kill three children.
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| AUGUST
10 |
Seminole
pipeline exploded in Libery Hill TX, killing the worker who
damaged it. |
| NOVEMBER
11 |
Pipeline
damaged by excavators spills 100,000 gallons of propane in Salinas
KS, closing a nearby interstate highway, no injuries.
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| NOVEMBER
12 |
Natural
gas pipeline ruptures on farm near Olwein IA, killing one worker,
injuring another.
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