4 injured in oil company explosion

Ponca City Now - October 6, 2014 11:45 am

According to the Stillwater News Press, at least four people were injured Monday morning at an explosion at an oil company. The explosion was near the intersection of 80th Street and Perkins Road in Stillwater.

Paramedics at the scene told the News Press that an explosion happened in one of the company’s buildings. They didn’t know how the building was being used.

The incident happened shortly before 10. Two of the injured have been flown to hospitals in Oklahoma City or Tulsa because of their burns.

 

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