Crews Expect to Gain Control of Oil-Well Fire
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A Castaic oil-well fire that erupted Saturday, killing one man and badly burning another, is expected to be extinguished late Tuesday, authorities said.
Crews spent Sunday dousing the blaze with water from a fire engine, said Capt. Brian Jordan of the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
The explosion, which is under investigation, killed a 43-year-old worker who has yet to be identified, said Lt. Cheryl MacWillie of the county coroner’s office.
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