A fire sparked by a huge explosion on a major gasoline pipeline continued burning Wednesday two days after the fatal blast as congressional Democrats sought an investigation of the Georgia-based operator.
Colonial Pipeline Co. said the fire in a rural area southwest of Birmingham, Alabama, was “significantly smaller” since Monday, and an environmentalist said the blaze had shrunk considerably from when it was shooting flames hundreds of feet in the air like a geyser of fire.
“It was about the size of a person last night when I saw it,” said David Butler of Cahaba Riverkeeper, who has worked closely with the company to help prevent environmental damage.
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