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3 injured, home destroyed in Texas gas line blast

By Associated Press
Thursday, November 5, 2009 - Added 16d 8h ago
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BUSHLAND, Texas — A natural gas pipeline exploded in the Texas Panhandle on Thursday, shaking homes, melting window blinds and shooting flames hundreds of feet into the air, authorities said.

Three people were injured in the blast, which occurred at 1 a.m. near Amarillo, and they were taken to an area hospital with burns, said Potter County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Roger Short.

 
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Flames blaze more than 400 feet above a natural gas line explosion that rocked Bushland, Texas about 1 a.m. Thursday Nov. 5, 2009 in the Texas Panhandle.

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