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No, I was told, it had exploded three days ago when the electricity was restored and a power surge had sparked a gas explosion from a ruptured line.
As for the timing, company officials said that because of the high volume of oil moving through a pipeline — 39 barrels per minute — a ruptured line must be shut down slowly.
Four other businesses near the ruptured line were affected by street closures, but did not suffer significant damage, officials said.
The ruptured line burst into flame about 7 p.m., authorities said, as many people were still at the site seeking to collect free fuel.
By way of comparison, a ruptured line in Michigan, which unloaded less than 900,000 gallons (roughly five percent of the size of the Lago Agrio spills), had a price tag of $1 billion.
Crews are working on putting in a second pipe at the rupture site to divert the flow to another main and then will begin repairing the ruptured line, Reed said.
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