A raging fire lit up the night sky in rural Oklahoma Wednesday night after a natural gas explosion about three miles north of Piedmont in Kingfisher County, on a pipeline owned by DCP Midstream Partners LP.

DCP Midstream footprint

DCP confirmed to NGI there was a “pipeline release” around 8:30 p.m. The cause was not yet known.

“At this time there are no known injuries with our community members or personnel and the release was immediately isolated,” said spokeswoman Pamela Daitch. “The release resulted in a brief pipeline fire that has been extinguished.

“Residual smoke is expected Thursday… from near-by hay bales impacted by the fire. They are being monitored and do not pose harm to immediate surroundings.” 

A spokesperson for the Piedmont Fire Department also told NGI there were...