Nov 29, 2009 7:54 am US/Pacific
Large Oil Tank Explodes Near Santa Paula
SANTA PAULA, Calif. (AP) ―
A 20,000-gallon tank of crude oil exploded and caught fire in Ventura County, but there were no injuries.
County fire officials say the large tank exploded Saturday near Santa Paula and forced the closure of a nearby road.
Authorities say the cause of the explosion remains unknown, but the fire was limited to the tank and its platform and no evacuations were necessary. Some oil was released, but it was not immediately clear how much. The flow was stopped within 45 minutes.
The incident report lists the tank's owner as Hunter Oil. A phone message left late Saturday night with Hunter Resources, an oil company that operates in the area, was not immediately returned.
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