FATAL Hotwork Explosion @ pipeline station ($1.6 million for failure to follow facility procedures)

On October 8, 2015, a pipeline facility in LA experienced a reportable incident that resulted in a series of explosions, fire, four fatalities, two injuries, evacuations of nearby residences and closure of a state highway. Representatives of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) Southwest Region (SWR), responded to the site and initiated an investigation into events surrounding the incident. In conjunction with the incident investigation. As a result of the investigation and inspection, it appears that the facility committed probable violations of the Pipeline Safety Regulations, Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. The items inspected and the probable violations are:

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