JANUARY 22
Natural gas pipeline leak in Bridgeport AL explodes, killing three people, injuring six.
MARCH 25

Williams pipeline in Will County IL spills 630,000 gallons of gasoline after being struck by a bulldozer.

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.

APRIL 29

Pipeline spills 150,000 gallons of crude oil on farm near Pleasant Hill IA, nearly reaching Des Moines River.

JUNE 10

Olympic pipeline spills 250,000 gallons of gasoline into creek in Bellingham WA, and fire and explosion kill three children.

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.

NOVEMBER 12

Natural gas pipeline ruptures on farm near Olwein IA, killing one worker, injuring another.

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