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Olympic Pipeline explosion
Smoke above the fire
DateJune 10, 1999 (1999-06-10)
Time04:55 PM PT
LocationWhatcom Falls Park, Bellingham, Washington, U.S.
Deaths3

On June 10, 1999, the Olympic pipeline operated by Olympic Pipe Line Company, carrying gasoline at the time, exploded in Whatcom Falls Park in Bellingham, Washington. The disaster started at 3:25 PM PDT (22:25 UTC) when a mostly underground gasoline pipeline that crossed Whatcom and Hanna Creeks ruptured due to various errors and malfunctions on the part of Olympic Pipeline and an excavator that failed to call in a locate damaged the pipeline.[1] The gasoline vapors exploded at 5:02 PM PDT, sending a fireball down Whatcom Creek. Three people died in the incident.[2]

  1. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Disaster Bellingham. YouTube.

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