No Injuries After Gas Line Explosion And Fire Near Goldsmith
By: Big 2 News Staff
Updated: December 6, 2012
GOLDSMITH -- Ector County Sheriff's deputies were investigating a gas line explosion near Goldsmith Wednesday evening.
Two gas lines exploded outside of the D.C.P. Midstream plant near Goldsmith around 6 PM Thursday.
The Ector County Sheriff's Office isn't releasing a lot of information on the incident at this time, but a viewer told Big 2 that the ground shook in the area at the time of the explosion.
A large fire also broke out in the area of the explosion.
West Odessa Volunteer Firefighters say that the blaze torched a welding shop and some utility poles in the area.
The owner of the ruptured lines -- West Texas Gas -- shut off 4 miles of the line and let the fire burn out.
The fire was ultimately extinguished around 7:30 PM Wednesday -- after it had burned for about an hour and a half.
The power also had to be shut off to nearby homes and businesses.
D.C.P. Midstream evacuated all employees from the plant safely after the explosion happened.
As of 7:30 PM Wednesday, there are no reports of any injuries from the explosion.
TX 158 will remain closed in the area of the explosion overnight, due to debris on the road.
Two gas lines exploded outside of the D.C.P. Midstream plant near Goldsmith around 6 PM Thursday.
The Ector County Sheriff's Office isn't releasing a lot of information on the incident at this time, but a viewer told Big 2 that the ground shook in the area at the time of the explosion.
A large fire also broke out in the area of the explosion.
West Odessa Volunteer Firefighters say that the blaze torched a welding shop and some utility poles in the area.
The owner of the ruptured lines -- West Texas Gas -- shut off 4 miles of the line and let the fire burn out.
The fire was ultimately extinguished around 7:30 PM Wednesday -- after it had burned for about an hour and a half.
The power also had to be shut off to nearby homes and businesses.
D.C.P. Midstream evacuated all employees from the plant safely after the explosion happened.
As of 7:30 PM Wednesday, there are no reports of any injuries from the explosion.
TX 158 will remain closed in the area of the explosion overnight, due to debris on the road.
