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TGP Compressor Station Explosion, Fire in TN Causes Force Majeure - Marcellus Drilling News

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TGP Compressor Station Explosion, Fire in TN Causes Force Majeure | Marcellus Drilling News

Tennessee Gas Pipeline (TGP) experienced an explosion and fire at Compressor Station 860 near Centerville (Hickman County), TN, last Friday around 8:30 a.m. The location is about 60 miles southwest of Nashville. The explosion blew out the upper tier of the walls of the building. One employee experienced a medical emergency not directly related to the blast and was taken to an area hospital. That employee has since been discharged. The six on-site employees during the incident are okay and accounted for. A one-mile evacuation was ordered but lifted later in the day on Friday.

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