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Douglas man dies Thursday after fire in oilfield

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CASPER, Wyo. — A 58-year-old Douglas man died Thursday after injuries associated with “a fire at an oil location involving a gas compressor unit,” the Converse County Sheriff’s Office said in a release Thursday evening.

The location was not noted, but the report says that emergency responders from both Converse County and Campbell County were deployed to the scene around 11:52 a.m.

“One individual sustained severe burns, prompting the request and dispatch of a medical helicopter for transport,” the release said. “Despite efforts to provide life-saving measures, the victim, identified as 58-year-old David Wesley Moore of Douglas, WY, unfortunately succumbed to his injuries on-site.”

The circumstances surrounding the fire and the fatality are currently under investigation.

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