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5 Workers Are Missing After An Explosion At Oklahoma Drilling Rig

One worker was taken to a hospital and 16 others made it out of the area safely. The fire was put out Monday night but rescue workers can't search for the missing until the site cools down.

Five oil field workers are missing after an explosion and fire Monday at a natural gas drilling site in southeastern Oklahoma.

Joe Wertz reports for NPR's Newscast unit:

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