OK oil rig fire kills one person
While it shows mostly aftermath and some spot fires, KOTV-TV seems to have the best video, so far, of this morning’s oil rig explosion in Creek County, OK. One man jumped to his death when workers, trying to cap a well, were suddenly facing a wall of flames as the oil ignited.
From KOTV-TV’s website (links to videos are on this page):
Investigators believe a truck back-fired and ignited the oil, causing an explosion and fire with flames that shot 60-feet into the air.
News On 6 was told that one person who jumped from the derrick died. Another person was taken by medical helicopter to a Tulsa hospital with burns. A third person was taken by ambulance to a Tulsa hospital, also with burns. A fourth person was treated at the scene for minor burns.
Matt Skinner with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission says his agency has an office in Bristow and was the first agency on the scene with investigative authority.
Skinner says the Corporation Commission investigation found no lasting environmental problems and that no issues with equipment were discovered.
