Sissonville, WVA -- A section of interstate highway in West Virginia will remain closed for two days, after the roadway was damaged by a fire that also engulfed at least five homes.
An explosion in a natural gas line caused the hour-long inferno along Interstate 77 in Sissonville. No injuries have been reported, but firefighters were kept away from the homes until late afternoon by the intense flames.
One man who lives about a half-mile away says the sound was like "a turbine engine." A county official says flames were shooting 50 to 75 feet into the air.
Police said there was a slight risk of a secondary explosion, but people were told to stay inside their homes rather than evacuate.
___________________
Watch: 50-Foot Duck Floats Down River Thames
Read: Guilford County Schools Wins $30M Federal Race To The Top Grant
Watch: Burlington Mom Faces Deportation After Trying To Get Time Warner Cable Services
Gallery: Christmas Across The Triad
Watch: Gas Explosion In West Virginia Burns 5 Homes, Closes I-77
Read: Officer To Be Executed For Killing 9 People In 1986
Gallery: Pictures Of Jenni Rivera Through The Years
Watch: New 'Harry Potter' Film In the Works
Gallery: Celebrity Deaths Of 2012
7 Day Forecast