A natural gas pipeline broke in Providence, Rhode Island last night.  Thankfully, no one was hurt.

The break was in a location where a high pressure (200-300 psi) transmission line connected with a “take station” where the pressure is reduced before the gas is distributed to consumers.

While the gas leaked, there was a haze of gas in the area.  If that haze had ignited, the explosion would have been enormous.

Eyewitnesses said the leak sounded like a jet engine.

It’s worth pointing out that the pipelines that will be crossing West Virginia will be operating at about 1400 psi.

And here I was thinking we’d go a month without running across a major incident involving a natural gas pipeline…..