Gov. Matt Bevin called Thursday morning’s fatal natural gas explosion in Lincoln County “heartbreaking” but added that the pipeline industry is "a dangerous business" and "these things happen."

He said he won't go to the site because "it's under control."

Speaking at a campaign-related news conference, Bevin fielded a question from a reporter asking for reaction to the explosion near Moreland, Kentucky, that killed one and injured five others.

"It's a tragedy and it's truly heartbreaking. These things happen. It's a dangerous industry. It's a dangerous business,” the governor said. “I'm truly grateful for the people that were as involved as they were out of the gate to ensure that it wasn't a bigger problem."

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Asked if he planned to visit the scene, Bevin said, "At this moment, I don't. There's nothing I can do to help them in that situation. … The fire's out. It's under control."

The explosion occurred in a 30-inch transmission pipeline.

Andrew Melnykovych, spokesman for the Kentucky Public Service Commission, said it is an interstate gas line — the type of line the state does not regulate or inspect.

The federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration inspects interstate gas lines.

Melnykovych said the Public Service Commission did send personnel to the scene in Lincoln County but only to "preserve the integrity of the scene” for federal officials who will be doing the investigation.

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said his office is monitoring the situation and will be a resource for everyone affected.

“The Lincoln County Emergency Manager reported, 'The part of the area that has been compromised, there is just nothing left.’" McConnell said in remarks on the Senate floor Thursday morning.

"The fiery explosion was so large that it was picked up by weather satellites. And witnesses report that the smoke could be seen from my hometown of Louisville, almost 70 miles away."