6 Injured In Oil Rig Explosion

Ferretlover · Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 1:53 pm Post subject: 6 Injured In Oil Rig Explosion

POSTED: 1:06 pm CDT May 8, 2008 UPDATED: 1:26 pm CDT May 8, 2008
CARRIZO SPRINGS, Texas -- An oil rig exploded near Carrizo Springs on Thursday, critically injuring six people, law enforcement authorities said.
The victims were expected to be transported to Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, law enforcement authorities said.
Two of the injured were a father and a son, law enforcement authorities said.
The explosion happened around 7 a.m. off FM 186 southwest of Carrizo Springs.
Oil rig goes boom

HHhmmm... I saw this as breaking news at 1:50 pm--wonder why it took almost seven hours to report on it?
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