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The Latest: Fire out at drilling rig hours after explosion

A local emergency manager says crews are allowing a fire to burn out following an explosion at a drilling rig in eastern Oklahoma to avoid spreading contaminants.

Oklahoma Rig Explosion, Deadliest U.S. Drilling

Federal and state authorities are investigating the cause of the deadly explosion and fire at a natural gas drilling rig in southeastern Oklahoma on Monday. Five

Errors, little oversight led to gas drillers'' deaths in

A drilling rig blowout and 7 h fire that killed five workers who were trapped in the rig''s small cabin were the result of a string of management and

Judge drops charge in rig fire that killed 5

Patterson''s Rig 219 burned for eight hours Jan. 22, 2018, after an explosion at an oil well site near Quinton, about 100 miles southeast of Tulsa.

Warning signs preceded deadly well blowout, fire near

An ongoing federal investigation shows there were warning signs that natural gas was flowing into a well getting drilled in eastern Oklahoma

5 missing after Oklahoma oil and gas drilling site explosion

Fires burn at an eastern Oklahoma drilling rig near Quinton, Okla., Monday. Five people are missing after a fiery explosion ripped through a drilling rig, emergency officials said.

The Latest: Report: Uncontrolled gas release led to rig fire

The search is resuming for five people who are unaccounted for after a fiery explosion at an Oklahoma gas drilling rig. The blast happened Monday morning at a drilling

Remains of 5 missing workers recovered after Oklahoma drilling rig

The explosion at the drilling site near Quinton, about 100 miles southeast of Tulsa, sent plumes of black smoke into the air and left a derrick crumpled on the ground.

Jury Makes $20 Million Award In Deadly Quinton Gas

QUINTON, Oklahoma - The jury awarded plaintiffs in the deadly Quinton gas well explosion lawsuit $20 million Tuesday. It''s been nearly two

Trial delayed until 2020 in fiery rig explosion that left 5 men dead

A Pittsburg County judge has postponed the lone trial that remained and had been scheduled over the 2018 drilling rig fire and explosion in which five men died in the tragic accident near

Spark in deadly Oklahoma well explosion still unidentified

Killed in the explosion and fire were Matt Smith of McAlester, Oklahoma; Parker Waldridge of Crescent, Oklahoma; Roger Cunningham from Seminole, Oklahoma; Josh Ray of Fort Worth,

Lawsuit: Deadly drilling rig explosion was result of

QUINTON, Okla. – Attorneys for the family of a man killed in a drilling rig explosion say the operator of the oil well was trying to save money

Oklahoma gas well explosion: Five workers found dead | CNN

The remains of five oil rig workers were found Tuesday after an explosion that rocked an Oklahoma gas well a day before, authorities said. "All five of the missing workers

5 missing after drilling rig explosion in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma

QUINTON, Okla. --Five people are missing after a fiery explosion ripped through an eastern Oklahoma drilling rig Monday morning, sending plumes of black smoke into the air

Officials: 5 missing, fire out after Oklahoma rig explosion

Smoke billows from the site of a gas well fire near Quinton, Okla., early Monday, Jan. 22, 2018. Several people are missing after a fiery explosion ripped through the eastern

Company found partly responsible for Oklahoma rig explosion

FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2018, file photo from video by Tulsa''s KOTV/NewsOn6 , fires burn at an eastern Oklahoma drilling rig near Quinton, Okla. A Pittsburg County, Okla.,

Officials: 5 missing, fire out after Oklahoma rig explosion

QUINTON, Okla. (AP) — Five people are missing after a fiery explosion ripped through an eastern Oklahoma drilling rig on Monday, sending plumes of black smoke into the

Oklahoma Gas Well Explodes; 5 Missing (Photos)

QUINTON, OK — Five people are missing after a gas well exploded in Quinton on Monday morning, officials say. The fiery blast erupted before 9 a.m. on state Route 31 and

Quinton, OK Rig Explosion | The Callahan Law Firm

Gas proceeded to fill up the well after the drill pipe and bit were taken out, causing the deadly explosion. It certainly did not help that employees disabled drill rig alarms. The fire

Chemical Safety Board says 2018 Quinton well blowout was a

The final report into the January 2018 well blowout and fire that killed five workers on a gas rig near Quinton in Southeast Oklahoma was released by the U.S. Chemical Safety

Federal report on deadly Quinton explosion released

The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board or CSB, presented the final report on the deadly rig explosion near Quinton last year that killed five workers.

Oklahoma Rig Explosion Victims Died of Burns, Smoke Inhalation

Burns and smoke inhalation have been blamed for the deaths of five workers tragically killed when a massive explosion and fire destroyed a natural gas drilling rig earlier this year near Quinton,

Five Workers Killed in Oil Rig Explosion as Company Takes

A lawsuit filed in October 2018 alleges that the Quinton, Oklahoma oil rig explosion and fire that killed five men in January 2018, occurred during a risky drilling operation after the

Oklahoma: 5 missing after Red Mountain Energy rig

QUINTON, Okla. (AP) — Five people are missing after a fiery explosion ripped through an eastern Oklahoma drilling rig Monday morning,

Emergency official: 5 missing after Oklahoma rig explosion

QUINTON, Okla. (AP) — Five people are missing after a fiery explosion ripped through an eastern Oklahoma drilling rig on Monday, sending plumes of black smoke into the

5 Workers Missing After Drilling Rig Explodes in Oklahoma

Emergency crews who responded to a significant explosion and fire at a drilling rig in Quinton, Oklahoma – roughly 100 miles southeast of Tulsa – have reported that 5 workers on site

Bodies of five Oklahoma well victims recovered at drilling site

The bodies of five workers who died in a fiery explosion at an oil and gas well site outside of Quinton, Oklahoma were recovered on Tuesday afternoon in a building next to the

OSHA cites and fines three oil and gas companies after deadly rig

Joe Wertz / StateImpact Oklahoma Crews pulling in to remove drilling equipment damaged during a deadly explosion and fire at a natural gas well near Quinton, Okla.

Initial report: ''Uncontrolled gas release'' led to deadly drilling rig

QUINTON, Okla. – After recovering the bodies of five workers who were missing after a drilling rig explosion in Pittsburg County, officials are now turning their attention to how

Pittsburg County jury holds mud company partly responsible for

McALESTER — A jury has determined a company supplying mud services as part of a drilling operation two years ago near Quinton bears some responsibility for the fatalities.

Largest jury verdict in Pittsburg County history for

On Tuesday, a jury awarded $20 million in a wrongful death lawsuit brought in the aftermath of the Patterson 219 oil rig fire near Quinton,

Rig Explosion Driller Has History of Fatal Accidents

In this Jan. 22, 2018 file photo provided from a frame grab by Tulsa''s KOTV/NewsOn6 , fires burn at an eastern Oklahoma drilling rig near Quinton, Okla. Five

CSB releases update of deadly drilling rig fire

CSB releases update of deadly drilling rig fire investigation Five workers were killed when natural gas was released from Pryor Trust well in Oklahoma

Jury awards $20 million to families of men killed in rig explosion

QUINTON, Okla. (KFOR) – Two years after a deadly rig explosion in Quinton, two families have been awarded millions of dollars in a wrongful death lawsuit. On January 22,

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