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State of emergency declared for Alabama after Colonial pipeline incident

chika ebuzor

November 2, 2016 8:24 AM

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, needed to lift a limitation on the hours a driver can transport gasoline.

Flames shoot into the sky from a gas line explosion in western Shelby County, Alabama.

Flames shoot into the sky from a gas line explosion in western Shelby County, Alabama.

Alabama Governor Robert Bentley on Tuesday declared a state of emergency for the state due to an explosion and fire involving Colonial Pipeline Co. in Shelby County on Monday.

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"The State of Emergency is effective November 1, 2016 through December 1, 2016 unless sooner terminated," according to a statement from the governor's office.

The declaration will facilitate a waiver from the U.S. Department of Transportation – Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, needed to lift a federal government limitation on the hours a driver can transport gasoline, the statement added.

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