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Explosion Kills Six Campers Along Pecos River in New Mexico
An underground 30 inch natural gas pipeline exploded near Carlsbad sending a large fireball into the air. Six people, four children and two adults, were killed and six others were critically injured. Victims were from two families camping 200 to 300 yards from the blast. The cause was under investigation with speculation about a rupture.
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Carlsbad
N.M
Pecos
Balderston
New Mexico
el Paso Natural Gas Co
Norma Dunn
Texas
California