What the records say
- When
- 1999
- Kind
- Explosion
- Coordinates
- 48.75° N, 122.43° W
- Description
- 1999 accident in Washington state, US
- Deaths
- 3
- Date from
- year in its Wikidata description
Olympic pipeline explosion
1999 accident in Washington state, USA
On June 10, 1999, the Olympic pipeline operated by Olympic Pipeline Company, carrying gasoline at the time, ruptured within Whatcom Falls Park in Bellingham, Washington, United States, spilling flammable liquid which later ignited. The disaster began at 3:25 p.m. PDT when an underground gasoline pipeline crossing Whatcom and Hannah Creeks suffered a mechanical failure.
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