(June 26, 2008)--A fiery oilfield pipeline accident Thursday near Vanderbilt left three workers with burns.
Jackson County Sheriff Andy Louderback said Thursday's accident involved three men who were taking apart and removing pipelines.
Hilcorp Energy Co. of Houston says three contract workers were injured in a flash fire, in its field, as some inactive equipment was being dismantled.
Hilcorp says the cause of the accident was under investigation.
Louderback said the men suffered burns over their bodies.
Two were flown by helicopter to Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston and the third was transported, by air, to the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston.
Their conditions were not immediately available.
Vanderbilt is about 110 miles southwest of Houston.
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