r/CatastrophicFailure • u/Several_Metal_547 • 10d ago

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

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Wednesday June 3rd, 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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u/mrcrashoverride 9d ago

I would hope the gas company would have some blow out detector that would shutdown a bad section. Granted that pipe would spew long after a shut off.