Broken Arrow Police: Business Owner Killed When CNG Tank Explodes

Broken Arrow Police say the owner of a small business working on a pickup truck with a CNG tank was killed early Thursday morning.

Thursday, April 12th 2012, 9:55 am

By: News On 6


Broken Arrow Police say the owner of a small business who was working on a pickup truck equipped with a CNG tank was killed early Thursday morning.

Police say someone driving by the business located in an industrial park at around 6:30 a.m. spotted the body and called 911. 

Police identified the man as Wesley Little, who owned a business in the park.

Broken Arrow Police Sgt. Ed Ferguson says a preliminary investigation indicates Little was working on the truck's CNG tank when it exploded, killing him. 

The explosion caused some property damage as well.  The location was in the parking lot in the 400 block of North Walnut.

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