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Two hurt in Kansas oil field explosion

Published on -9/24/2009, 12:50 PM

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BLUFF CITY (AP) -- Two workers have been injured in an oil well explosion in south-central Kansas.

KAKE-TV reported that the explosion occurred Thursday morning at a rig 4 miles south of Bluff City around 9:30 a.m.

Harper County emergency workers said two workers suffered burns in the blast. One person was burned on the arms, the other suffered some facial burns. They were taken to a hospital, but KAKE-TV reports their injuries were not considered life threatening.

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