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Newspaper
The Gaston Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 2010
Page
4
A man moves beyond a police banner to photograph a burning gasoline tank at the Colonial Pipeline tank farm after a lightning strike ignited the facility. Firefighters along Interstate 40 in Greensboro battled a massive blaze that stretched resources, prompting aid from multiple departments to extinguish the fire.
Lightning struck a Colonial Pipeline gasoline tank near Greensboro closing sections of Interstates 40 and 73 in both directions for hours. The 43,000 barrel tank was nearly half full. foam extinguished the blaze and no injuries were reported. Crews pumped remaining fuel and checked two nearby tanks as a precaution.
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