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Cameron Parish Natural Gas Pipeline Explosion Injures One
The 28-mile Delfin LNG pipeline exploded during preliminary operations, causing minor injuries and prompting a state police investigation, officials said.
- On Tuesday, a Delfin LNG pipeline exploded along the Cameron Parish coastline near Holly Beach and Johnson Bayou, injuring one operator who was hospitalized as a precaution.
- The 28-mile pipeline owned by Delfin connects to an offshore rig and the nearby plant is not yet operational, with preliminary work ongoing when the incident occurred.
- Emergency crews responded, including the Cameron Parish Sheriff's Office, the Office of Emergency Preparedness, and the Johnson Bayou Fire Department, while hazmat crews shut off gas at the rig and Johnson Bayou High School was placed under shelter-in-place.
- Local officials said there were no off-site impacts and Louisiana State police will investigate, while Buller stated `Everything is under control at this point, and there was not a threat to anything else nearby`.
- Community groups noted the blast could be heard over long distances, with fishermen hearing it more than 11 miles away, and advocate James Hiatt said `We are the largest exporter of natural gas in the world, and to look around this place, you would not know the wealth.
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Natural gas pipeline explodes in Cameron Parish; one person injured
CAMERON PARISH, La. (NEWS 15) — A natural gas pipeline explosion near Holly Beach and Johnson Bayou in Cameron Parish left one person injured and sent emergency crews rushing to the scene, according to KPLC in Lake Charles. The Cameron…
BREAKING: Natural gas pipeline explodes in Cameron - American Press
A natural gas pipeline near the Delfin LNG pipeline in Cameron Parish exploded Tuesday morning. The pipeline is located near Johnson Bayou and Holly Beach. Johnson Bayou High School, located about six miles from the explosion site, has been placed under a precautionary shelter-in-place order.
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