2023-07-19 03:14:28
Washington, Jul 19 (Sputnik).- Four people were injured in an explosion at an oil storage facility in the city of Newtown, in the US state of North Dakota, according to the local branch of >.
“Four people were injured by an oil tank explosion,” the TV channel reported.
Three victims were sent to the hospital.
The oil field where the fire started has yet to be developed, according to the report. Rescue workers had to evacuate a residential complex near the scene, but people were soon allowed to return to their apartments, the television channel reported.
The fire and explosion at the site of an oil well in Newtown, North Dakota this followingnoon, the well that triggered the massive explosion was brand new and the cause of the accident is currently under investigation pic.twitter.com/HD3qgd10BC
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“The fire was extinguished within an hour,” the statement said. (Sputnik)
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