HARPER COUNTY — Authorities are investigating a fatal accident after an oil field explosion on Tuesday in Harper County.
Just after 12:30 p.m. two men were welding at an oil well site approximately seven miles north of Attica, according to a media release from the Harper County Sheriff's offie.
An investigation determined a gas buildup caused an explosion.
Charles Weber, 57, Bushton, was pronounced dead at the scene. A 27-year-old employee was airlifted to the burn unit at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita for treatment.