GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) - A 36-year-old man has died in an explosion at an oil processing site in northeast Wyoming.
Campbell County Chief Deputy Coroner Steve Rozier says Beau Damori, of Gillette, was found dead about four hours after the explosion that occurred about 2 p.m. Wednesday.
Sheriff Scott Matheny tells the Gillette News Record that two other men at the site were not hurt.
The Campbell County Fire Department says the explosion caused a fire that engulfed 10 large oil tanks, two passenger vehicles, two semi-trucks, three buildings, two full 1,700-gallon (6,400-liter) propane tanks and set off a grass fire.
The fire burned for at least an hour and a half before the site was safe enough for firefighters to approach and to start battling the blaze because of the burning propane.
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Information from: The Gillette (Wyo.) News Record, http://www.gillettenewsrecord.com
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