Wild Well Catches Fire in Louisiana; Workers Injured May 27, 2021
At least seven people were injured when a wild well in a coastal Louisiana marsh caught fire while they were trying to control it, news outlets report.
The owners said that the fire was out within two hours after it started, and the flow of gas was minimal.
“Additional well control personnel are on the scene to develop a plan to secure and plug the well and protect the environment,” Texas Petroleum Investment Co. of Houston said in a brief statement emailed by a public relations company.
The abandoned natural gas well blew out Sunday while a crew was trying to plug it, the company said. It said the fire started while contractors were trying to get the well under control.
We did some digging and found several accidents that happened on Texas Petroleum Investment Company worksites, and that the company has been fined several times for environmental issues.
News outlets report that at least seven people were injured when a wild well in a coastal Louisiana marsh caught fire while they were trying to control it.
PATTERSON, La. (AP) — At least seven people were injured when a wild well in a coastal Louisiana marsh caught fire while they were trying to control it, news outlets
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