posted 7:08 a.m. / video added 8:14 a.m.
Fire crews are keeping an eye on an area in Shallowater, burned after an oil well explosion. It happened around 2 a.m. Friday in the 8300 block of FM 2641.
The Lubbock Sheriff's Office was called out to assist volunteer firefighters. Crews from Shallowater and West Carlisle worked to put out flames that spread to grass surrounding the area.
Supply from the pump had to be shut off so crews could contain the blaze.
A firefighter on-scene says fires like this one often start with lightning, which obviously wasn't the case today. He says the cause may have been a mechanical malfunction.
