THE FUEL TANK WELDING EXPLOSION RISKS: 18-WHEELER TANKER TANK EXPLODES DURING WELDING IN KARNES COUNTY, TEXAS
January 27, 2015
The Karnes County Sheriff's Office was responding to a
report of an explosion Monday afternoon.
The blast happened just before 4 p.m. Monday at Premiere
Tank Services off FM Highway 99, about three miles west of Karnes City.
Two men were welding an 18-wheeler tank at an oil
field-related business, a Texas Department of Public Safety spokesperson said.
The tank had not been cleaned out properly when sparks caused an explosion.
One man was transported by AirLIFE and the other via AirCare
to San Antonio Military Medical Center. A 37-year-old man has second- and
third-degree burns from the waist up, while a 44-year-old man has second- and
third-degree burns on his entire body, the DPS spokesperson said.