Explosion at Gas Pipeline Company Claims Several Lives

Up to four people have been left dead and two injured after an explosion occurred at Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Company, a Williams Partners’ subsidiary, on Bayou Black Drive in Terrebonne Parish.

After the explosion occurred at 11 a.m. on October 8th, 2015, it was initially reported that the 13 employees stationed at the facility were uninjured and accounted for.  Four contractors who were performing scheduled maintenance at the facility are being treated for injuries sustained as a result of the incident, the severity of which is unknown at this time.

However, Terrebonne Parish Sheriff on the scene Jerry Larpenter reported that he believed at least believed three people were dead at the plant and one other worker had died at the hospital after being recovered by hazmat teams from the site.  The hazmat suits are required due to the heat remaining at the explosion site.  Two other individuals suffered serious injuries.

According to the company, the facility was not in operation at the time of the explosion and gas was not flowing through the pipeline before the incident.  Further, the initial assessment made by the company stated that the explosion did not appear to be a natural gas pipeline rupture.

Williams looks to work with investigators and regulatory agencies to determine the cause of the incident after the area has been secured.  Extent of the damage to the facility cannot be determined at this time.

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