Archive for September, 2021
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Train Collision with Derailment
Figure. Illustration of the accident scene. The preliminary review revealed that the operator of the striking train placed the master controller in a full-power position prior to the accident. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators conducted sight-distance observations to the west. The preliminary [...]
Kinder Morgan, Inc. Natural Gas-Fueled Explosion and Fire
Figure. Aerial image of accident scene following the explosion. (Courtesy of the Pinal County Fire Investigation Task Force) On August 15, 2021, about 5:29 a.m. local time, pipeline (line) 2000, a 30-inch diameter natural gas transmission pipeline owned and operated by Kinder Morgan, Inc. (Kinder Morgan) ruptured in a rural area in Coolidge, [...]
