The reports explains the rupture of a Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation natural gas pipeline, subsequent release of product, and resultant ignition and fire in Edison Township, New Jersey, on March 23, 1993. From its investigation of this accident, the Safety Board identified safety issues in the following areas: public safety near pipelines and steel pipe toughness properties.
National Transportation Safety Board Pipeline Accident Report: Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation Natural Gas Pipeline Explosion and Fire, Edison, New Jersey, March 23, 1994
1995
118 pages
Report
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English
Pipeline Transportation , Transportation Safety , Accident investigations , Pipeline transportation , Gas pipelines , Fires , Explosions , Natural gas , Cracks , Fatigue , Brittle fracturing , Brittleness , Mechanical properties , Toughness , Injuries , New Jersey , Recommendations , Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation , Edison Township(New Jersey)