| A major pipeline explosion that sent a plume of fire into the air in Sissonville in late 2012 was the result of corrosion and no inspection of the 20" pipeline in nearly 25 years, according to a federal report released by the National Transportation Safety Board.
"Remarkably, no lives were lost in this accident but the potential for tragedy was clearly there," said NTSB Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman.
In December, 2012 the pipeline ruptured, sending a ball of fire more than 100 feet into the air, melting highway signs and destroying three houses.
The NTSB issued three safety recommendations to the Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation and one to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, according to the news release.
Concerns were raised at the time that hundreds of miles of corroded and un-inspected lines cross the Mountain State.
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