ETOILE – Emergency management personnel from Nacogdoches County are on-site at a drill site near FM 226 in Nacogdoches County, along with personnel from the Texas Department of Emergency Management (TDEM), Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) and other local agencies to address the blowout of a natural gas well in Etoile. The fire was initially reported at 11:20 p.m on April 20, and units from Etoile Volunteer Fire Department and several other local VFD’s joined Nacogdoches Fire Department in the initial fire response.
At this time, the situation is under control and the fire at the well is being monitored by local fire personnel. There is currently no danger to local residents from the fire, and air quality in the area is being monitored as well. No injuries have been reported as a result of the blowout or fire.
Wild Well Control out of Houston will handle the fire suppression efforts in the coming hours as the necessary equipment and supplies arrive on site to shut down the fire.
