Sheriff: Remains of 5 missing gas rig workers recovered
January 24, 2018
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The remains of five gas rig workers missing since a fiery explosion in eastern Oklahoma have been recovered, authorities said Tuesday.
Pittsburg County Sheriff Chris Morris said once the natural gas drilling rig was stabilized following the blast and subsequent fires, employees from the state medical examiner's office went into the wreckage and recovered the bodies in about two hours.
"The bodies were located in the area where they were presumed to be working in, what they call the 'dog house,'" Morris said, referring to a room on the rig floor that generally serves a...
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