WELLSTON, Oklahoma - We're learning more about an explosion at a large natural gas compressor in Logan County, Thursday night.
Wellston, Okla. residents have seen big grassfires before, but not anything like the blaze at the DCP Midstream compressor plant around 9:30 p.m. Thursday.
Read MoreFrom Van Buren County Democrat
A compressor caught fire Monday afternoon at a natural gas well site on Oakland Road.
The fire, at a BHP Billiton site, began after a compression station engine exploded. The fire lasted for about an hour before BHP employees arrived to shut off a feeder line.
About 35 to 40 people in 20 or more homes were evacuated during the event. They were allowed to return home within about 90 minutes, according to Van Buren County Office of Emergency coordinator Jeana Williams.
Sheriff Scott Bradley said the homes were evacuated due to concerns about the dangers from a gas fire.
Read MoreTwo workers were hospitalized after a Compressor Station in Carbon County exploded. Fire crews from four towns were called in, but in the end allowed the fire to burn itself out.
Read More"I come upstairs, because I like to watch the lightning and the storms," said Engler. "I was up in the picture window watching the lightning hit the hill and everything and then all of sudden, the lightening just hit the compressor station and there were flames, hundreds of feet up in the air."
State Police, Windsor Fire, and Broome County Fire all responded, and immediately called an evacuation.
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SPRINGVILLE TWP. - An explosion at a natural gas compressor station in Susquehanna County on Thursday morning blew a hole in the roof of the complex holding the engines, shaking homes as far as a half-mile away and drawing emergency responders from nearby counties.
Read MoreMassive stores of natural gas that lie underneath big portions of the United States offer a cleaner source of electricity to a country that relies heavily on coal, but producing all that gas also can pump lots of pollution into the air.
Read MoreHealth and environmental concerns are prompting regulators to take a closer look.
"The mayor repeatedly complained to state regulators about smell, noise and health problems that his residents were reporting, but nothing happened. So last summer, Dish spent 15 percent of its $70,000 annual budget on a private environmental consultant."
Read MoreLocal opposition to the proposed Natural Gas Compressor Station abutting a dense residential community
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