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Part of interstate reopens after W.Va. gas inferno
Posted: 12.12.2012 at 8:28 AM
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This image provided by the Kanawha County Emergency Services shows flames erupting across Interstate 77 from a gas line explosion in Sissonville, W. Va., Tuesday.  / AP photo
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The Tuesday afternoon blast in West Virginia cooked the green enamel off highway signs and burned utility poles, while leaving a huge hole in the highway.

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