Apparent link between Anadarko-owned gas well and fatal Firestone home explosion
Despite news reports surmising that faulty plumbing work led to last week’s fatal house explosion in Firestone, it looks as though a leaky Anadarko gas line may have been the cause.
In a statement this afternoon, the company acknowledged that it operates a vertical well that’s about 200 feet from the newly built house on Twilight Avenue that exploded April 17, killing brothers-in-law Mark Martinez and Joseph William Irwin III, both 42, and severely injuring Erin Martinez, Mark’s wife.
The Frederick-Firestone Fire Protection District and the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission are investigating the explosion.
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THIS IS IN WELD COUNTY COLORADO, WHERE THERE ARE MORE THAN 21000 OIL/GAS WELLS. ANADARKO OWNS AND OPERATES THOUSANDS OF FRACKING WELLS IN THE COUNTY.
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