2 killed, 9 hurt in Texas oil field explosion

[Emily]

http://fuelfix.com/blog/2014/04/30/2-killed-9-hurt-in-w-texas-oil-field-explosion/

2 killed, 9 hurt in Texas oil field explosion
Posted on April 30, 2014 at 5:25 pm by Associated Press

MENTONE ? A buildup of pressure caused an explosion as workers were changing a wellhead Wednesday at a West Texas oil field, killing two of them and injuring nine others, a sheriff said.

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The energy boom in Texas and other parts of the U.S. is evident in Loving, he said, with fresh oil fields sprouting up.

?This is the first accident we?ve had like this in about a year,? Hopper said.

The company responsible was unknown at the time of this report.