Evacuation order reduced after fire at Oklahoma gas plant

July 10 (Reuters) – Oklahoma authorities on Sunday narrowed the scope of an evacuation order close to the ONEOK pure gasoline plant (OKE.N) following a fireplace on Saturday.

The Deer Creek Volunteer Hearth Division informed folks on Saturday to keep away from main U.S. Freeway 81 within the space “resulting from a serious fireplace on the ONEOK plant,” posting a picture of a big plume of darkish smoke.

The evacuation decree, which beforehand lined areas two miles across the facility, has been set for a one-mile neighborhood of the location, which is positioned close to Medford, near the border with Kansas, the Metropolis of Medford mentioned on its Fb web page. A part of Freeway 81 south remained closed, it added.

ONEOK didn’t instantly reply to an earlier emailed request for remark from Reuters on Sunday.

“We’re cooperating with native emergency responders and respect their fast response,” the corporate mentioned an announcement quoted by media on Saturday.

“Our focus continues working with emergency responders to extinguish the hearth and the security of the encircling group and our workers.”

Reporting by Costas Pitas in Los Angeles; Modifying by Aurora Ellis

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