Investigation Underway Into Weekend Pipeline Blast

Investigation underway into weekend pipeline blast

WASHINGTON COUNTY — Emergency officials have released new details about a pipeline explosion and fire that happened Saturday morning in rural Washington County.

The cause of this weekend's pipeline explosion and fire in southeast Iowa has not yet been determined

The cause of this weekend’s pipeline explosion and fire in southeast Iowa has not yet been determined. The underground pipeline carries natural gas. Washington County Emergency Management says the rupture happened late Saturday near Brighton, which is about 20 miles north of Fairfield. No one was injured, no other structures were damaged and the fire was contained by 1 p.m. Saturday. The pipeline is owned by Mid-America Pipeline Company, a subsi…