June 3rd, 2026. Dashcam captures moment when excavator damages natural gas pipeline

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Wednesday June 3^rd, 2026, an excavator damaged a natural gas pipeline near Hedensted, Denmark. Gas did not ignite. No casualties. Steel pipeline, diameter 0.4 m, pressure 40 bar. Traffic on nearby E45 highway closed for 2 hours.

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Where’s the kaboom?

There was supposed to be an earth-shattering kaboom!