LOCAL BREAKING HOOD CO. TX: Gas well explosion. 3 missing.

[Subdivisions]

My local fire department is responding.

CBS 11: http://cbs11tv.com/

Gas well is located in small community of Pecan Plantation, TX near Grandbury. Cleburne Fire Department responding to assist.

[malaise]

1. GEM$NBC was showing it a few minutes ago

People are worried that there will be more explosions.

http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2010/06/07/gas-well-explosion-near-granbury-texas-southwest-of-dallas-texas/

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[Subdivisions]

3. Those wells and their accompanying infrastructure are all over the

county since the Barnett Shale was opened up following the development of fracking technology.

This used to be a beautiful county. Now looking at it on Google Earth reveals this network of gas pads marring the landscape.


Money, money, money, money, mon-ay!

[grasswire]

2. Pecan Plantation

What a scenic place name.

[Subdivisions]

4. It's a very beautiful area. At least it was before all the gas wells were drilled. n/t

[malaise]

5. 10 missing now according to Ratigan on GEM$NBC

sounds like more explosions. Live coverage on CNN as well- three killed, ten missing - natural gas line.

[yella_dawg]

6. It's a gas line explosion.

They're shutting it in now. A few hours worst case.

[tabatha]

7. Update:

http://www.wfaa.com/home/Oil-well-explodes-in-Hood-County-95801134.html

[blindpig]

8. Nationalize the Energy Sector

Kill Capitalism.

[dgibby]

9. Do you know who owns that pipeline?

Also, I just heard a caller on CNN saying there's a nuclear reactor about 1mi. from the explosion.