Texas Explosion Lawyer

An explosion was reported about 3:30 a.m. at the Williams Production Co. field plant in Durango, CO. The boom shook homes and woke residents.

“It was really loud,” said Diane Millich, who lives three-fourths of a mile from the plant. “It was insane. It was like an M-80. It just startled everybody.”

A cooling tower at the plant caught fire and exploded, sending debris outward and setting fire to several outbuildings - including a control room, said Sara Delgado, spokeswoman for Williams, speaking by phone from Tulsa, Okla.

Firefighters evacuated three homes and made reverse-911 calls to homes within a half-mile radius of the plant.

Seven employees were at the plant at the time of the explosion, Delgado said. Had the explosion occurred during the day, many more employees may have been on site, she said. About 40 employees work around the facility, she said.