We will continue to update as we gather more information.
WARD COUNTY, Texas — The Ward County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that the fire has now been contained as of 11:45 a.m. and that the fire is believed to have been caused by two different explosions that happened.
NewsWest 9 was informed by Captain Ozuna with the Ward County Sheriff’s Department that a pipeline ruptured, and this caused a second pipeline to rupture.
No injuries were reported.
The fire departments involved are waiting for the gas to “bleed out” before they start to spray water.
NewsWest 9 has learned that the fire is in the area of Mile Marker 57 on I-20 in the area of Pyote, Texas.
We will continue to update as we gather more information.
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