3 Die In Explosion At Ark. Fuel Storage Facility

JON GAMBRELL

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An empty gasoline tank undergoing repairs exploded Tuesday at a fuel storage facility in rural north-central Arkansas, killing three workers, authorities said.

The tank had been cleaned previously and workers were preparing to install a new gauge on it when the blast occurred just before 2:30 p.m., said Rick Rainey, spokesman for the facility's owner, Houston-based energy company TEPPCO Partners LP.

Rainey said it was not immediately clear where the workers were at the time of the explosion. ...