Feds: Ruptured W.Va. pipe may have been corroded
Published: December 14, 2012
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This image provided by the National Transportation Safety Board Wednesday Dec. 12, 2012 shows investigators looking over a 20-foot-long section of pipe found more than 40 feet from the rupture site in Sissonville, W.V. The 20-inch transmission pipe exploded around midday Tuesday, destroying four homes, cooking a section of Interstate 77, a major north-south commuting corridor that passes through the capital city, and creating a crater 17 feet deep. (AP Photo/NTSB)
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Investigators have said alarms didn't sound at Columbia Gas Transmission's Charleston control room during the explosion.
A Columbia Gas control room worker first learned about the accident from another company, Sumwalt said. The worker received a call 10 minutes after the blast from a controller at Cabot Gas, who had been contacted by someone on the outside.
The NTSB plans to interview the Cabot Gas employee and attempt to locate the outside caller, Sumwalt said.
Earlier Friday, Columbia Gas Transmission chief executive Jimmy Staton released an open letter to the community saying the company is committed to helping investigators pinpoint the cause of the explosion and ensure the pipeline is safe.
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