Six people were injured in an oil tank explosion during the morning hours of July 29 at an oil well storage facility in Flora, Miss. “Two were transported by helicopter and four by ambulances,” said Minor Norman Madison County fire coordinator. The two transported by air ambulance were seriously injured, he said. The fire call came about 7:50 a.m. Upon arrival, responders learned a fiberglass oil tank - with a capacity to hold about 33,000 gallons - had exploded during maintenance. One of those oil tanks exploded, creating a fire bomb," he was quoted. Three of the injured were transported to the University of Mississippi Medical Center and three others to Merit Health Central where the burn center is located. The property is operated by W.S. Red Hancock Inc. in Bentonia. Occupational Health and Safety Administration had officers on scene Friday afternoon. First responders came from Flora, Madison County, Gluckstadt, Kearney Park and the City of Madison. The scene was under control by around 9 a.m. (Source: Clarion Ledger 07/29/22) Mississippi Gulf Coast: Bacteria that causes melioidosis found (clarionledger.com)
UPDATE: Aug. 5
Madison explosion victim has died
PINE BELT, Miss. - Madison County Coroner Alex Breeland confirmed that one of the six people injured during the explosion in Madison County has died. Breeland confirmed Luke Perry Walker passed away earlier this week from his injuries. According to the Colonial Chapel of Bay Springs and Raleigh, Walker, 25, of Bay Springs, died on Thursday at Merritt Health Central in Jackson. He was born in Laurel. (Source: WDAM 08/04/22)
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