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Lightning strikes oil tank near L-E schoolExplosion forces temporary evacuation of students, teachers
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Liberty-Eylau ISD Middle School students leave the Rader Dome on the high school campus to return to class Wednesday morning. The middle school was evacuated after lightning struck a nearby oil disposal tank and set it on fire. Texarkana Gazette Lightning struck an oil disposal tank early Wednesday in Liberty-Eylau, causing an explosion that prompted the evacuation of the nearby middle school. No one was injured and the evacuation was only a precaution, officials said. ‘Any time oil is burning there is a potential hazard. Any time fiberglass burns there is a potential hazard’ said Texarkana Emergency Management Director Dave Hall. The explosion of the fiberglass residue tank was reported at about 5:30 a.m. Wednesday. The fire was...
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