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  title: "US: Lightning strike causes fire at well site"
  source: KTBS
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  summary: "<table align="center"><tr><td align="center"><a href="/image/image/8993/Lightning_strikes_storage_tank.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="/image/image/8993/medium/Lightning_strikes_storage_tank.jpg" alt="Lightning strikes storage tank" title="Click to enlarge" border="0" /></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center" class="tiny">&copy;Unknown</td></tr></table>

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A storage tank at an energy well site caught fire in far south Caddo Parish this morning after it was hit by lightning.

The fire began shortly after 8 a.m. at a well site off Louisiana Highway 1 near Bunker Road. "
	text: "There were no reports of injuries, although three workers at the drill site were evacuated, Caddo sheriff's deputies said.

Workers saw lightning strike the 300-gallon tank, which contained a mixture of salt water and oil, deputies said.

The fire has been extinguished.

The tank is owned by Questar Exploration and Production. Traffic on Highway 1 was not affected.
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  comment: ""
  date: Tue May 13 02:21:00 -0400 2008
  type: Article
  id: "156654"
  votes: "9"
  link: "http://www.ktbs.com/news/Lightning-strike-causes-fire-at-well-site-11957/"
  classification_id: "4"