Video taken from the Booker County, Texas, Fire Department shows a plume of fire from Tuesday’s Oklahoman pipeline explosion stretching nearly 500 feet into the air.
“Another video of tonight’s pipeline fire. Flames are estimated to reach over 500 feet in height,” the Booker Fire Department said in a Facebook post accompanying the video. (Related: Exclusive: Bipartisan group of lawmakers calls for investigation into reports of Chinese Communist Party ‘attacks’ on critical U.S. infrastructure)
Video showed fire and smoke billowing from the pipeline. Oklahoman’s Elmwood Fire Department similarly posted other images of the fire, saying:[t]His glow can be seen for miles! ”
The Booker Fire Department said in a Facebook post that it and other fire departments “kept members at a safe distance until the gas was turned off.”
Nine agencies responded to a gas pipeline explosion in Oklahoma’s Panhandle Tuesday night, ABC 7 report. Those departments were able to extinguish the fire around 3 a.m. Thursday, he said. No one was injured in the incident, and the Beaver County Emergency Management Agency said the damage was minor, ABC 7 reported.
The affected pipeline was owned by Phillip 66 through his subsidiary DCP Mainstream, Newsweek report. According to the newspaper’s report, a company spokesperson said, “No one was injured in the incident, and there was no health damage to nearby residences.” “Philips 66 has closed the affected section of the pipeline and provided the appropriate regulatory notifications.”
The cause of the pipeline rupture is unknown at this time, but a spokesperson reportedly said the company’s top priority is “ensuring the safety and health of our employees, emergency responders, and surrounding communities.” .
