Plano company owns rig in East Texas where explosion caused large fire and evacuations, no injuries

An explosion at an East Texas natural gas or oil well site operated by a Plano-based company set off a large fire that was seen for miles and led to some evacuations, but caused no injuries, authorities said Tuesday.

The Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s Office received numerous calls late Monday of a loud explosion in Etoile, a small, rural community. about 20 miles away from the City of Nacogdoches.

The sheriff’s office said the explosion happened at an oil well site. A Nacogdoches city spokesman confirmed to KERA News Plano-based Revenant Energy was the drill operator and Tulsa-based H&P was the drilling company…

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