An explosion occurred in Intracoastal City this morning. Early reports say that it was caused by the blowout of a natural gas pipeline. A half-mile area of Highway 333 is being evacuated according to local authorities. Our sister station, KPEL 96.5 has video of the explosion here.

[UPDATE] State Police report Highway 333 was open as of 6:49 AM.

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