A tank battery explosion southeast of Atwood Sunday night, December 19 ^th , put a fireball of flames hundreds of feet into the air and rattled windows in homes over half a mile away.

Atwood and Gerty volunteer fire departments were deployed at 9:22 pm and fought flames until approximately 1:00 am.

No one was near the tank at the time of explosion and no injuries were reported. Cleanup lasted until 2:00 am. Barry Wood of Yeager assisted with cleanup.

The cause of the explosion is unknown.