SPRING, Texas — A Union Pacific worker was killed Saturday in an explosion during track work in Spring, Texas, KPRC-TV reports.
The Harris County Fire Marshal’s Office told the station the accident occurred about 9 a.m. Two workers were welding when gas was ignited, causing an explosion. One worker was taken to an area hospital, where he later died; the other was uninjured. No other information was immediately available.
Harris County Fire, the Spring Fire Department, and Union Pacific are investigating.
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