RICE COUNTY – Investigators are on the scene of an explosion at the OneOk plant, 777 Avenue Y in rural Rice County.

The blast, just after 9:40p.m., was felt up to 55 miles away in Hutchinson and destroyed a brick building, according Gregg Klein, with Rice County Emergency Management.

He said the fire was under control in about 30-minutes and there were no injuries.

Debris from the blast was spread on nearby roads and across a wide area, according to Klein.

The blacktop road off Kansas Highway 4 leading into the facility remained closed Wednesday morning.

OneOk gathers, processes, stores and transports natural gas and natural gas liquids across the U.S.

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RICE COUNTY – Investigators are on the scene of an explosion at the OneOk plant, 777 Avenue Y in rural Rice County.

The blast was felt across a wide area of central Kansas. There were no injuries, according Rice County Communications.

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