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.
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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The victims were taken by helicopter and ambulance to hospitals in New Orleans and Lafayette, officials said. Author: WWL Staff, David Hammer / Eyewitness Investigator Published: 5:05 PM CDT May 25, 2021 Updated: 3:16 PM CDT May 26, 2021
Officials confirm four people were wounded in an explosion at a natural gas well in the inland waters of St. Mary Parish on Tuesday.
Workers from Wild Well Control, an oil spill response company, were trying to get a blowout under control at a well owned by Texas Petroleum Investment Co. when a spark ignited the natural gas coming from the well, according to Patrick Courreges of the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources.