One person was killed and three others were injured on Jan. 29 in the blowout of a Central Texas oil well.
All four were contractors working at a Chesapeake Energy well site on a county road near Deanville, Texas, 28 miles (45 kilometers) southwest of Bryan, when flames erupted from the wellhead about 3:30 p.m., Chesapeake spokesman Gordon Pennoyer said in an email.
A blowout is an eruption of oil or gas from the wellhead that can erupt in flames if there is an ignition source, such as a spark.
Pennoyer provided no information on the conditions of the three injured workers, who he said were airlifted to hospitals in Austin and Houston.
The cause of the incident at the well site is under investigation.
Chesapeake Energy is based in Oklahoma City.
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