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Blast at S. Texas oil field injures three: report

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Thu Jun 26, 2008 1:03pm EDT
An explosion at an oil field near Vanderbilt, Texas injured at least three people on Thursday morning, Houston television station KHOU reported on its website. REUTERS/Graphics

NEW YORK (Reuters) - An explosion at an oil field near Vanderbilt, Texas injured at least three people on Thursday morning, Houston television station KHOU reported on its website.

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The report did not name the field where the incident occurred.

(Reporting by Robert Campbell)
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