Massive gas explosion rocks Texas panhandle

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Thursday, January 19, 2017
Massive explosion caught on dashcam in Texas panhandle
Massive explosion caught on dashcam in Texas panhandleThis explosion looks like something right out of the movies

SPEARMAN, TX (KTRK) -- A massive explosion was caught on a police officer's dashcam in the Texas panhandle.

The good news is the fire from that explosion, which happened Monday night just south of the Texas-Oklahoma border, is finally out.

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Two officers in Spearman were driving when they watched a ball of raging fire ignite, lighting up everything around it.

DCP Midstream says a 26-inch natural gas line ruptured, causing the explosion.

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The fire was allowed to burn itself out.

Fortunately, no one was hurt, but a family who lives nearby was asked to evacuate as a precaution.

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