Oilfield explosion hurts two people west of Okarche

Cause of blast Monday undetermined

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Two people were hurt in an oil well site explosion Monday afternoon west of Okarche. (Photo by Glen Miller/El Reno Tribune)

An explosion at an oil production site hurt two people near Okarche Monday afternoon, officials reported.

Crews remained on the scene about 3:20 p.m., a town spokeswoman said.

Two trucks appeared to have caught fire, said El Reno Tribune photographer Glen Miller who was on the scene Monday afternoon.

An oil tank battery explosion west of Okarche Monday injured two people. (Photo by Okarche Police Chief Forrest Smith)

The fire was about 4 miles west of U.S. 81 on N.W. 248/Waterloo Road. Okarche Fire Chief Steve Liebl could not be reached Monday afternoon. Crews from Piedmont also responded to the fire, a town clerk reported.

Kingfisher County Sheriff Dennis Banther said two people were injured in the explosion.

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