Man Burned in Longview Scrap Metal Tank Explosion

LONGVIEW (AP) � A worker at a scrap metal yard in Longview has been seriously burned in a tank explosion while he used a cutting torch. Longview police spokeswoman Kristie Brian says the accident happened Friday morning at Youngblood�s Scrap and Metals. She says the 36 year old worker, whose name was not immediately released, was transported to Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, which has a burn unit. Brian says the accident involved some type of flammable substance in a tank, which exploded. Some nearby residents called police to report what they thought was a possible earthquake.