Adair style firefighting and crude oil well blast details
A Canadian Bellevue Resources crew drills a well that exploded, igniting a massive flare visible for miles. Red Adair and his team pioneered methods to cap such fires, including using explosives and catapult tractors. The Texas crew plans to place a shutoff valve and blowout preventer, though heavy damage could block success. Eleven firms share ownership of the well, with Chevron USA earning a 25 percent royalty.
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Cpunions
Bellevue Resources Inc
Canada
Red” Adair
Adair
John Wayne
Texas
U.S
Chevron USA
Wasco man dies in Lerdo Jail
Raymond Juarez aged 60 died at Kern Medical Center after collapsing at Lerdo Jail during breakfast. Kern County Coroner’s Office says he suffered cardiac arrhythmia and was pronounced dead at 10 13 a.m. Juarez was arrested on narcotics possession and being under the influence.
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Wasco
Lerdo
Madelaine Kaiser
Kern County
Raymond Juarez
Kaiser
Juarez
Kern Medical Center
Courageous Pastors Face Cancer in Shafter Church
Linda and Creed Creech, long allied with Christian Evangelistic Assemblies, face radiation and chemotherapy after Creech’s cancer diagnosis. They live in the Shafter church basement for penny-pinched protection, rely on insurance and donations, and hope for God’s grace as Linda leaves the Delano Police Department to care for him.
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Christian Evangelistic Assemblies
Delano
Shafter Church
David Creech
Linda
David
Creech
God
Creed
Pastor Creech
Jenny Craig
Police Department
Therr
Shafter
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Mbers
Kern Area Transplanant Group
Kats
Youn
Caaa
UT Pro
Srione
Christensen
Wasco Family Dentistry
Mark Thomas
D.D.S
Chinh Nguyen
Se Habla Espanol
7Th Street
Shafter Ave
Frazier and
Grand Firs
Marvin
Chester Avenue
Bakersfield
Olive Drive
Central Avenue
Jeanwear
Stailness Steel
High Street
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