Massive Texas blaze dying down following pipeline rupture (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
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No injuries have been reported so far, according to Raul Diaz, a deputy with the DeWitt County Sheriff's Office, as cited by My San Antonio online news.
said Joel Zavesky. He added the Sheriff's Office doesn't have any idea what caused the blaze.
There was no major damage as a result of the inferno. Some telephone poles were damaged and there were also some grass fires. Sheriff Zavesky says he expects the fire to burn out by Monday morning. The incident took place near Cuero, a town about 75 miles east of San Antonio.
local resident Roger Zimmerman was quoted as saying by the Victoria Advocate online publication.
Zimmerman, who lives about a mile from the fire, added.
Authorities are planning to let the fire burn down on its own, Cuero Volunteer Fire Department public information officer told local media.
The explosion occurred around 8:30 pm local time on Sunday. Zavesky said seven homes in the area were evacuated as a precautionary measure after law enforcement and the DeWitt County Fire Department responded to reports of a pipe burst near the intersection of F.M 953 and Lindeneau Road.
local resident Roger Zimmerman was quoted as saying by the Victoria Advocate online publication.
Zimmerman, who lives about a mile from the fire, added.
The authorities are planning to let the fire burn down on its own, Cuero Volunteer Fire Department's public information officer told local media.
Officers from the Texas Department of Transportation arrived at the scene to put up barricades to establish a safety perimeter.
Mixed messages on social media suggested there was a pipeline explosion at the Devon Energy plant north of Cuero, but the company told the that it wasn't their pipeline.
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