Two workers were on the tracks near the 26000 block of E. Hardy Road when some fuel ignited, killing one of them, according to Harris County Fire Marshals' Office officials.
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A man working on a railroad line in north Harris County was killed Saturday in a gas explosion, according to authorities. Two workers were on the tracks near the 26000 block of East Hardy Road when some fuel ignited, Harris County Fire Marshals' Office officials said in a tweet. One of the men was rushed to a hospital but he did not survive. The other was not injured.
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