Darrouzett, TX - Two people are dead and three others hurt after a gas line explosion, along the Texas-Oklahoma border three miles north of Darrouzett.
DARROUZETT, Texas (AP) - A Texas Panhandle sheriff says two people are dead from a natural gas pipeline explosion.
By Kim Griffith NewsChannel 10
Amarillo, TX - Officials from Denver-based DCP Midstream are now on scene near Darouzett where a natural gas pipeline exploded Tuesday.
The crews arrived around 9 a.m. Wednesday to begin investigating what caused the deadly blast. Officials say the 8-inch ruptured pipeline was buried three feet underground.
They are not saying whether or not the line was marked with flags or signs. The explosion happened around 4 p.m. Tuesday when crews from Nick Thomas Inc. of Canadian were excavating caliche.
Forty four-year-old Johnny Mike Renner and 32-year-old Steven Douglass O'Dell, both from Pampa, died in the blast. Renner is the father of two children.
After over a century of being banned, gay youth are now allowed to be a part of the Boy Scouts. But gay adult leaders and parents are still not permitted to participate.
After over a century of being banned, gay youth are now allowed to be a part of the Boy Scouts. But gay adult leaders and parents are still not permitted to participate.
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