
A natural gas pipeline explosion Monday night near the small South Texas town of Falfurrias injured two people and prompted the evacuation about 150 homes, authorities said Tuesday.
The evacuated families were allowed to return home about five hours after the explosion, an official with the Brooks County Sheriff’s Office said.
A man and his wife were injured in the explosion and were taken to a hospital, Chief Deputy Urbino “Benny” Martinez said.
Pipeline company Kinder Morgan said in a statement Tuesday that its investigating.
The company said the impacted segment of the pipeline was shut down and isolated from the system on Monday night.
Courtesy of kwtx.com
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