Injuring

Shortly before 10 a.m. CDT Tuesday a flash fire occurred during a welding job at Station 201 of the Herscher gas storage facility in Kankakee County, IL, injuring five workers. The facility is connected to Kinder Morgan Inc.’s Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America. As of early Tuesday afternoon, four of the five injured had been released from the hospital with one remaining in stable condition. “The flash fire was extinguished immediately and the area has been secured,” a Kinder Morgan spokesman said. “The cause of the flash fire is under investigation. Currently there is no impact to customer service.”

A tug boat and two barges apparently struck a natural gas pipeline in Louisiana Thursday, killing two people and critically injuring at least two others. Three other people were confirmed missing by state police. The accident occurred near Gulfport Energy Corp.’s West Cote Blanche Bay production facility, located near Baldwin, LA.

More than four years after an El Paso Natural Gas Co. pipeline exploded underground, injuring a worker who was operating a bulldozer in the area, the law offices of Frank L. Branson, which represented the plaintiff, reported that El Paso and a host of other involved construction companies have settled the lawsuit brought against them.

More than four years after an El Paso Natural Gas Co. pipeline exploded underground, injuring a worker who was operating a bulldozer in the area.”The Law Offices of Frank L. Branson, which represented the plaintiff, reported that El Paso and a host of other involved construction companies have settled the lawsuit brought against them.