Oil Well Blowout Under Control Near Melville

By sleonard

Posted: Oct 29, 2009 12:16 PM
Updated: Oct 29, 2009 3:53 PM

1pm: Authorities tell KATC that nearby residents have been evacuated from the site. All emergency personal, including Haz Mat, Stat, state police, fire department, etc..., are in the area attempting to cap the well. Authorities concluded that it appears to only be steam erupting from the well at this time.

Please stay tuned as we continue to update this situation.

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At this time there has been a report of a well blowout on La. 105 2miles north of Melville in St. Landry Parish.
We will continue to update this story as it develops, stay tuned to KATC and KATC.com.

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