STRIKE UPDATE: Late Night Pipeline Explosion Prompts FBI, ATF Investigation, Union Condemns Violence

Authorities believe the explosion was caused by an explosive device.

Source: UMWA on Twitter

QUICK FACTS:

• A late-night natural gas line explosion in Brookwood, Alabama occurred late Wednesday. No one was injured.

• The pipeline is owned by Warrior Met Coal—a company whose employees have been striking for nearly one year.

• Federal authorities believe the explosion was cause by an explosive device.

• Warrior Met Coal has offered a $25,000 reward, while the UMWA has issued a statement condemning violence “in any form.”

DETAILS:

A late-Wednesday night natural-gas pipeline explosion owned by Warrior Met Coal—where more than 1,000 employees have been on strike for nearly a year in Alabama—has the Federal Bureau of Investigations and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigating whether it was a deliberate act of sabotage.