Lawsuit filed over fatal gas rig explosion in Oklahoma

 


McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed over a natural gas rig explosion in southeastern Oklahoma that killed five men — three from Oklahoma, one from Texas and one from Colorado.

The lawsuit by Dianna Waldridge, the widow of 60-year-old Parker Waldridge of Crescent, alleges negligence by Red Mountain Energy and Red Mountain Operating, both of Oklahoma City, and Patterson-UTI Drilling and Patterson-UTI Energy, both of Houston.

Patterson-UTI declined comment in a statement, saying it's committed to preventing future such accidents. Red Mountain President Tony Say referre...



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