Fuel tank explosion in Arkansas kills 3 workers

http://thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/fuel-tank-explosion-in-arkansas-kills-3-workers/

May 14, 2009 in Uncategorized | by Celeste Monforton

Three Indiana men: Stoney Powell, 45 and Roy Mathis, 60 of Wheatfield, and William Decker, 48 of Scottsburg, were killed near Searcy, Arkansas on Wednesday, May 14 in an explosion at a fuel storage facility. The three men worked for the Kentucky-based firm C&C Welding. Losing a loved one is difficult in any circumstance, but it must be especially painful when your love is killed so far away from home. An Associated Press story reports that the storage facility is owned by TEPPCO Partners LP (NYSE: TPP) and the firm’s spokesman Rick Rainey noted:

“the explosion occurred just before 2:30 p.m….. the tank had been previously cleaned and workers were preparing to install a new gauge on it. t was not immediately clear whether the workers were inside or outside of the tank at the time of the explosion.”

Other brief news is provided at KATV coverage and ArkansasMatters.com.

Offer a moment of silence for these men and their families.