Lea County, NM (KKOB) – A gas pipeline explosion in Southeast NM, killing two people in Lea County while another explosion in San Juan County in Northwest NM causing power outages but no injuries on Wednesday.
The explosion in Lea County happened around 1 pm, in an oilfield off highway 176, the Lea County Sheriff’s Office calling the incident as an industrial accident no further information has been released. In San Juan County, the explosion happened later on Wednesday afternoon sending flames 100 feet into the air and causing power to go out for several hours fortunately no injuries or property damage was reported. Emergency crews responded to a pipeline rupture near La Boca, New Mexico, along the Colorado state line
