2 workers killed, 1 hurt in Texas gas pipeline accident

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AP Woodsboro
Last Updated : Apr 14 2016 | 2:02 AM IST
Two workers have been killed and another was hurt during a high-pressure release as the men repaired a South Texas gas pipeline.
Refugio (ray-FYOO'-ee-oh) County authorities say the accident happened yesterday at a Southcross Energy Partners plant near Woodsboro.
Justice of the Peace Lorraine Lopez says two men were in a hole repairing a pipeline when a piece of the line came loose, releasing about 800 pounds of pressure.
One worker died at the scene. Another died at a hospital. A third man was treated at a hospital.
A statement today from Dallas-based Southcross says a company employee and a contract worker were killed. Southcross says a piece of equipment used by the contract workers, including the man who was injured, apparently failed.
Names of the victims weren't immediately released.
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First Published: Apr 14 2016 | 2:02 AM IST

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