A massive fire erupted at a natural gas pumping station in a rural area, spreading to houses and killing an undetermined number of people, authorities said.Officials weren’t sure what started the fire late Tuesday at the Columbia Gulf Natural Gas pumping station near Green Grove, about 40 miles northeast of Nashville, but said it could have been related to severe storms that swept the South on Tuesday, killing at least 26 people.
“We do not know at this time what caused it, and we are attempting to get close enough to get some information,” said Tennessee Emergency Management spokesman Donnie Smith. “These flames are shooting 400, 500 feet in the air.”
The mayor of Westmoreland, a city about seven miles from the site, said the fire started around 10 p.m. and spread to nearby houses. Casualties have been reported in Macon County, and several people are reported missing, Ricky Woodard said.
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