Three people have been injured in an explosion at a building on Jerry Ware Drive in Jefferson County near Nederland, according to Nederland Police Chief Gary Porter. Nederland Fire Chief Terry Morton says that three AmSpec employees were injured due to a small explosion and a flash fire while conducting testing in the lab at about 5 p.m. All three were treated at the scene and one was transported by air to UTMB and two to Memorial Herman Hospital. Chief Morton advised that at no time was there a danger to the public. Chief Morton says it's his understanding the business does lab testing of oil and gas samples for industry, among other things. The Nederland Fire Department, Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, Acadian Ambulance and the Jefferson County Office of Emergency Management responded.
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