RICE COUNTY — Investigators are on the scene of an explosion at the ONEOK plant, 777 Ave. Y. in rural Rice County.
The blast, just after 9:40p.m., was felt up to 55 miles away in Hutchinson and destroyed a brick building, according to Gregg Klein with Rice County Emergency Management.
He said the fire was under control in about 30 minutes and there were no injuries.
Debris from the blast was spread on nearby roads and across a wide area, according to Klein.
The blacktop road off Kansas Highway 4 leading into the facility remained closed Wednesday morning.
Location of the OneOk plant near Bushton in Rice County- google map
ONEOK does oil and gas production, natural gas processing, gathering, storage and transmission, according to the company website.
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RICE COUNTY — Investigators are on the scene of an explosion at the ONEOK plant, 777 Ave. Y, in rural Rice County.
The blast was felt across a wide area of central Kansas. There were no injuries, according to Rice County Communications.
ONEOK does oil and gas production, natural gas processing, gathering, storage and transmission, according to the company website.