Worker Injured in Longview Explosion Dies

LONGVIEW (AP/STAFF) � A worker injured at a scrap metal yard in Longview has died after being seriously burned in a tank explosion while he used a cutting torch. Casey Scott Wallace, 36, of Union Grove, died at Dallas� Parkland Hospital. Longview police spokeswoman Kristie Brian says the accident happened Friday morning at Youngblood�s Scrap and Metals. Brian says the accident involved some type of flammable substance in a fuel tank, which exploded. Some nearby residents called police to report what they thought was a possible earthquake.