November 1, 2007 NTSB Number: PAR-09/01 NTIS Number:
PB2009-916501 Adopted October 14, 2009 On November 1, 2007, at
10:35:02 a.m. central daylight time, a 12-inch-diameter pipeline
segment operated by Dixie Pipeline Company was transporting
liquid propane at about 1,405 pounds per square inch, gauge,
when it ruptured in a rural area near Carmichael, Mississippi.
The resulting gas cloud expanded over nearby homes and ignited,
creating a large fireball that was heard and seen from miles
away. About 10,253 barrels (430,626 gallons) of propane were
released. As a result of the ensuing fire, two people were
killed and seven people sustained minor injuries. Four houses
were destroyed, and several others were damaged. About 71.4
acres of grassland and woodland were burned. Dixie Pipeline
Company reported that property damages resulting from the
accident, including the loss of product, were $3,377,247. The
National Transportation Safety Board determines that the
probable cause of the November 1, 2007, rupture of the