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White Co. oil tank explosion victim dies

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WHITE CO, IL (WFIE) -
One of the men injured in the White County, Illinois field explosion last month has died from his injuries.  

Officials say 36-year-old Shane Farris died Sunday at University Hospital in Louisville.

Farris and three other men were burned when an oil field tank exploded as the men were welding.

Fire officials say the preliminary cause of the explosion is a welding accident.

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