Month: October 2013
Before dawn on Tuesday October 8, 2013, there was yet another explosion at a Karnes County oil well site. The blast was so large that a stretch of nearby Highway 80 had to be shut down following the explosion. The incident was the result of a group of salt water…
An explosion and fire reported Monday night, Oct 14, at a Smith County, Texas oil production facility owned by Vess Oil Corp is contained and under investigation. According to news reports, a couple of small buildings at a skimming station off of County Road 313 East caught fire and spread…
Two explosions in Texas in as many days, one at a salt water disposal site and one at an oil well site, left men suffering burn injuries. The two men were hospitalized and investigations into the causes of the explosions are underway. The first explosion occurred Monday morning, October 7,…