ST. BERNARD PARISH, La. — The Coast Guard and St. Bernard and Plaquemines responders are back out on the water investigating a natural gas pipeline that caught fire on Thursday. The fire erupted over Lake Lery in St. Bernard Parish after a barge broke loose and hit the pipeline.
A St. Bernard official said the pipeline has been capped.
St. Bernard Parish President Guy McInnis said it's an underwater pipeline and the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office and fire department responded.
There was no word of any injuries.
According to Patrick Courreges, spokesperson for the state department of natural resources , the ruptured pipeline is an interstate pipeline and falls under federal jurisdiction. It is owned by High Point.
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