BAKERSFIELD, Calif., Nov. 14 (UPI) -- A gasline near Bakersfield, Calif., exploded Friday after somebody hit it with a piece of heavy equipment, killing one person and sending three others to the hospital, according to local officials.
Workers for Pacific Gas and Electric, which owns the pipeline, shut off valves on both sides of fire, cutting off gas fueling the flames. Firefighters then let the remaining gas burn off, with the blaze extinguished within about half an hour of the energy company's workers arriving on scene.