The Domino Effect: Explosion & Brownwood Verizon DSL Outage

Crews battle natural gas explosion
Drilling activity apparently 'blew out' old well in Palo Pinto County

By Celinda Emison / Reporter-News Staff Writer
December 17, 2005
Fires caused by a natural gas explosion about 75 miles east of Abilene were still burning Friday night, according to officials in Palo Pinto County.
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" Verizon officials confirmed that the explosion caused a major cut in an AT&T fiber optic line, resulting in DSL high-speed Internet outages for more than 9,000 Verizon customers in Brownwood and San Angelo, according to spokesman Bill Kula."

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