NG pipeline explosion caught on police dashcam

Kinja'd!!! by "ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
Published 01/18/2017 at 21:21

Tags: ka-boom
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The explosion happens at about :38 in the video. But start at the beginning so you can watch the cop run a red light. This happened yesterday in Spearman, TX, way up in the Panhandle. No injuries were reported.

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Replies (19)

Kinja'd!!! "bob and john" (bobandjohn)
01/18/2017 at 21:26, STARS: 0

thats a big fucking ka-boom

Kinja'd!!! "ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
01/18/2017 at 21:28, STARS: 4

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Kinja'd!!! "smobgirl" (smobgirl)
01/18/2017 at 21:41, STARS: 2

HUD only requires that buildings be 10 feet from the pipeline easement! I mean that would be totally safe here.

Kinja'd!!! "RacinBob" (racinbob)
01/18/2017 at 21:44, STARS: 1

You know, I often think about that when I raced at Heartland Topeka and at Autobahn. Both I believe have major NG pipelines near if not on the properties.

Kinja'd!!! "ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
01/18/2017 at 21:58, STARS: 2

And folks wonder why people are protesting pipelines.

Kinja'd!!! "ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
01/18/2017 at 21:59, STARS: 5

And folks wonder why people are protesting against pipelines.

Kinja'd!!! "Wacko" (wacko--)
01/18/2017 at 22:22, STARS: 1

Looks like he is texting or is drunk, he crosses the yellow For a few seconds, then crosses the white line then the kaboom.

Kinja'd!!! "ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
01/18/2017 at 22:26, STARS: 1

Probably on his laptop. They have laws against that in TX, but peace officers are exempt.

Kinja'd!!! "Manwich - now Keto-Friendly" (manwich)
01/18/2017 at 22:40, STARS: 1

I think I’ve found the culprit...

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Kinja'd!!! "facw" (facw)
01/18/2017 at 22:55, STARS: 1

Should still be safer transporting by other means (plus natural gas is not the easiest thing to transport in general).

Kinja'd!!! "RacinBob" (racinbob)
01/18/2017 at 23:21, STARS: 1

Absolutely correct it’s something I notices looking at those 36" manifolds.....I am not saying pipelines are unsafe, especially compared to me racing a Chevy Citation X 11 at Topeka...

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Kinja'd!!! "Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
01/18/2017 at 23:56, STARS: 0

That’s because cops know how to drive and the rest of us do not.

Kinja'd!!! "Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
01/18/2017 at 23:57, STARS: 1

Not the SPACE MODULATOR! Anything but that!

Kinja'd!!! "RallyWrench" (rndlitebmw)
01/19/2017 at 00:11, STARS: 1

Holy shit... why haven’t I seen this in the news? It always bugs me that such disasters seem to get swept under the rug on the national stage.

Kinja'd!!! "ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
01/19/2017 at 07:32, STARS: 1

There are bigger disasters unfolding in the US right now...

Kinja'd!!! "Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit)
01/19/2017 at 10:41, STARS: 0

Since there were no visible lines on the road denoting a limit line or crosswalk, he could have been IN the intersection when the light turned red.

Kinja'd!!! "Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit)
01/19/2017 at 10:48, STARS: 1

Also they can have cracked windshields :P

Kinja'd!!! "ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
01/19/2017 at 10:50, STARS: 0

You’re being generous. He totally rolled it. There was an old traffic judge in my hometown named, ironically, Judge Lawless. He had a favorite saying: “Traffic lights only have two colors: green and not green. If it’s green, you go. If it’s not green, you stop.”

Kinja'd!!! "RallyWrench" (rndlitebmw)
01/19/2017 at 11:56, STARS: 1

At least we can see that one coming, it’s been scheduled. People need to know when this shit happens though.