Lafayette
No Injuries; Shelter set up following gas well blowout
Posted: Apr 27, 2011 12:38 PM
Source: associated press
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - A natural gas well blew wild in south Louisiana's Lafayette Parish, forcing the evacuation of about 100 nearby residents.
Chief Robert Benoit of the Lafayette Fire Department said no injuries were reported in the Wednesday morning blowout. He said workers on the scene were trying to contain the well that had been spewing since about 10 a.m.
The blowout occurred on land in the Judice area of Lafayette Parish. Trooper Stephen Hammons, of Louisiana State Police, says a one-mile radius around the blowout has been evacuated and a shelter has been set up at Judice Middle School. Roads to and from the area have been closed.
Hammons says workers were in the area at the time the well blew, but what sparked the blowout remains under investigation.
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