1 dead in Alabama pipeline explosion

Published November 1, 2016 5:14pm ET



One person is dead and five others injured after a gas line explosion in Alabama that is expected to cause gasoline prices on the East Coast to rise in the coming days.

Reuters reported the Colonial Pipeline gasoline line would be shut down for at least a week after an explosion and fire Monday evening. According to the report, a nine-man crew was working on the pipeline when a track hoe collided with the main gasoline pipeline.

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