Gasoline Pipeline Explosion in Alabama, USA in 2016

Abstract

On October 31, 2016, a 36-inch buried gasoline pipeline of Colonial Pipe-line Company exploded in a forest area near Helena, Alabama, USA. The Na-tional Transportation Safety Board（NTSB) which conducted the investigation published the report on December 10, 2019. The NTSB determined that the probable cause of the explosion was the excavation crew's inade-quate planning, coordination, and communication during the excavation. This paper describes the accident based on the NTSB report.