SAN ANTONIO (AP) - A man has died after he and five other
workers were injured in a drilling rig blowout in a southwest Texas
oil field.

Officials say Jesse Beltran died early yesterday, a day after
the blast three miles southwest of Carrizo Springs. All five of the
others injured have been treated for their injuries and released.

Carrizo Springs Fire Marshal Joe Rodriguez says the Premium Oil
drilling crew was working the rig when the drill bit hit a gas
pocket. The bit caused a spark that ignited the gas.

Carrizo Springs is about 100 miles southwest of San Antonio.