JUNE 17, 2015
ODESSA, TEXAS
An explosion at an Odessa metal yard sparked a fire
Wednesday morning.
It happened at Commercial Metal Company on west 2nd Street
just before 10 Wednesday morning.
Odessa fire crews arrived on scene within minutes to put out
the small blaze.
"One of the employees was using a propylene oxygen tank
cutting unit to cut up some metal. Something happened to cause one of the hoses
to release product and caught on fire," Capt. Jason Cotton with Odessa
Fire and Rescue said.
No injuries were reported with the fire.
Operations resumed as normal within an hour of the blaze.