Multiple Injuries Reported In Major Gas Line Explosion In Fresno County
FRESNO (CBS/AP) — Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims says 11 people were injured in a large gas-pipeline explosion that shut down a major highway in the region.
Mims says three of the people injured were in critical condition and one was in serious condition. They were at a burn and trauma center in Fresno.
Officials initially said 15 people had been injured.
It was not clear what caused the explosion at the Fresno County Sheriff's gun range that brought traffic in the area to a halt.
But authorities say it occurred while a county equipment operator was working with a jail inmate crew to expand a road on the range alongside heavily-traveled Highway 99.
Gas lines are shut down, Fresno Fire continues to monitor atmosphere and patrol the area around grass fire. pic.twitter.com/5eNTgZIKBm
— Fresno Fire PIO (@FresnoFire) April 18, 2015
Our thoughts and prayers are with those who have been injured. #Fresno
— Pacific Gas & Electric (@PGE4Me) April 17, 2015
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