Gas burning from the Colonial Pipeline. Marvin Gentry/Reuters.

A gas (as in gasoline) pipeline in Shelby County, Alabama has exploded.  Interestingly, this is the Colonial Pipeline, the very same pipeline that had a major leak a few weeks ago.

One person has been killed in the explosion, six injured, and two are still missing, according to the most recent reports I can find.  There is a surprising lack of information out there right now.  Most of the major news outlets don’t seem to be covering it.  That’s a bit of a surprise considering how much press the Dakota Pipeline protest has received.

From what I can glean, there was repair work being done to the pipeline.  An excavator hit the pipeline, and triggered the explosion.

The explosion has started a brush fire.  Alabama has been very dry lately, so a brush fire is a real danger.  Between 30 and 40 acres have been burned.