For the people in Estill County the year started off with a big BANG. On January 2 people literally thought the world was ending. Facebook went NUTS with stories and theories over what the fireball in the sky could be. Ideas ran from the high school had been bombed to the methane gas at the landfill had caught and exploded. No one could pinpoint exactly where the fire was originating from or what could be the cause. The night sky had lit up like daytime and flames and smoke could be seen as far away as Lexington. Within minutes the Estill County 911 had received more than 150 phone calls. In the end it was determined that a Columbia Gas line had exploded on Spout Springs road and several families had to be evacuated. There were dozens of dozens of photos posted on Facebook and on the LEX18 news site that night, and this is my contribution. This was about 1 hour after the initial explosion, and taken from my front porch. For full details on this news story, please visit http://www.lex18.com/news/estill-co-gas-explosion-lights-up-sky/. Here is a link to a video of the fire: http://www.lex18.com/videoplayer/?video_id=21795&categories=170.
No comments:
Post a Comment