Up to 7 may be injured in natural gas explosion, fire near Klein

KLEIN, Texas – Up to seven people could be injured on Friday in a major explosion of natural gas and fire near Klein that led to the evacuation of some residents of the area.

The fire was reported on the 18700 block of Gleannloch Lakes Boulevard.

Harris County Fire Department officials said a Comcast team was working in the area and stole a natural gas line. The team called a CenterPoint team to inspect the line, which was when two lines exploded, officials said.

A Comcast representative said a contractor cut a small line in an area where the line was marked incorrectly. The representative said that the CenterPoint teams reached a larger line while repairing the small line.

Klein’s firefighters said up to seven may have been injured, while HCFMO officials said that number was close to five. A tweet from the Harris County sheriff’s office said about 10 CenterPoint employees were taken to a hospital for treatment. This tweet was later deleted.

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HCFMO officials said one of the injured had to be taken to a hospital by helicopter.

The Sky 2 video showed several vehicles belonging to a construction team on site. Some of them seemed to be burning.

Officials said at least one home was damaged.

People are asked to avoid the area.

HCFMO officials said people less than 150 meters away were evacuated.

“They have to be very concerned. We are keeping them in our prayers and, hopefully, we will have everything under control here soon, ”said neighbor Jim Crenshaw.

This developing story will be updated.