Accident

Early morning Giddings oil well fire quickly extinguished by local VFDs

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Frank Smith, photojournalist for the Giddings Times & News(Wm Frank Smith | Frank Smith, photojournalist for the Giddings Times & News)

LEE COUNTY, Texas (KBTX) – An oil well caught fire early Tuesday morning in Lee County.

According to the Giddings Times & News, the first call about an “explosion at an oil well” came in around 5:30 a.m. for a well in the 1900 block of County Road 104.

Both Giddings and Lincoln Volunteer Fire Departments were dispatched.

The Giddings Times & News reports that one of the first firefighters on scene was able to turn off the well to stifle the flames. The flames were reportedly out by 6:10 a.m.

Written by Kathleen Witte

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