Published: Feb. 6, 2022
BURLESON COUNTY, Texas (KBTX) - There have been four major incidents in Burleson and Brazos Counties involving Chesapeake oil well sites since January 2020.
- ) A battery tank explosion Friday (Feb. 4, 2022) night shook homes across the area. The explosion sent debris into the middle of Park Road 57, and a Ford F-150 hit the debris and was sent flying into the air. The driver, a 68-year-old woman, was flown to a local hospital for treatment.
- ) Approximately 15 hours later, firefighters were responding to two oil tanks that caught fire Saturday (Feb. 5, 2022) morning at another Chesapeake Energy site on County Road 340 north of Cooks Point.
- ) In February 2020, two tanks owned by Chesapeake were damaged following an explosion on Sandy Point Road in Brazos County. The bo-m could be heard by people up to 10 miles away and those living near the site reported damage to their windows.
- ) In January 2020, three workers were ki---d following an oil well blowout on County Road 127 in Burleson County near Deanville.