🌱 How Glenpool crews finally stopped the third tank farm blaze in decades

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In today's newsletter:

• How Glenpool crews finally stopped the third tank farm blaze in decades
• How the Glenpool tank farm fire disrupted operations and nearby neighborhoods
• Lightning-sparked blast at Glenpool pipeline facility forces evacuations, no injuries reported

Also on today's calendar: Garden Bros Nuclear Circus and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly cloudy and hot, with a high of 101 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Mostly sunny and hot, temps: high: 102, low: 74.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 103 and low of 72 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Glenpool tank fire out after 12 hours, neighbors say third blaze in 20 years (kjrh.com) — A massive fire at the Explorer Pipeline tank farm in Glenpool burned for nearly 12 hours before firefighters from across Green Country fully extinguished it Monday evening. Glenpool officials say this is the third major blaze at the site in just over 20 years, but note improved response, ongoing foam-cooling operations, and continued air-quality monitoring and damage assessments to protect nearby homes and businesses.
   

2. Lightning strike triggers fire in three natural gasoline tanks at Explorer Pipeline facility in Glenpool, Oklahoma (watchers.news) — Residents near the Explorer Pipeline tank farm in Glenpool recently faced evacuations and shelter-in-place orders after a suspected lightning strike ignited three natural gasoline tanks. Firefighters used foam to knock down flames and smoke, and ongoing air monitoring has found no hazardous contamination nearby, though pipeline operations at the Glenpool facility remain shut while cleanup and safety reviews continue.
   

3. A Lightning Strike Hit an Oklahoma Pipeline Facility and Blew Two Gas Tanks Into a Fireball Caught on Camera From a Walmart Parking Lot (thoughtcatalog.com) — A lightning strike triggered a dramatic explosion at the Explorer Pipeline facility in Glenpool, sending a fireball and black smoke into the sky and forcing evacuations and school shelter-in-place orders. Glenpool police say no injuries have been reported, while three natural-gasoline tanks burned as emergency crews worked to contain the fire, captured on video from a nearby Walmart parking lot.
   

4. Headlines: Osage school options, license plate readers & OKC Freedom Fiesta (kosu.org) — A statewide headlines roundup notes that Glenpool is in cleanup mode after a recent natural gas tank fire, signaling ongoing recovery work in town. While details are sparse, it confirms continued local impact from the incident alongside other Oklahoma political, education, and public safety stories.
   

5. Oklahomans turn to trades as AI threatens jobs (kjrh.com) — As AI and automation reshape work, a Glenpool plumbing tech describes why he left warehouse and corrections jobs for a hands-on trade he believes robots can't easily replace. With HVAC and plumbing demand rising, Tulsa Tech's short-term training programs are drawing more Oklahomans who want steady, local careers without a four-year degree.
   

📸 Around Glenpool

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Glenpool

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday September 8
• Sequoyah Girls JV Volleyball @ Glenpool →
  Glenpool High School, Glenpool
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday August 21
• Football Scrimmage @ Kiefer
  Glenpool Public Schools Glenpool, OK 74033
  6:00 pm
Monday August 24
• JH Softball @ Tahlequah
  Glenpool Public Schools Glenpool, OK 74033
  5:30 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Volleyball vs Claremore
  Glenpool Public Schools Glenpool, OK 74033
  4:00 pm
• Softball vs Stilwell
  Glenpool Public Schools Glenpool, OK 74033
  5:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• Garden Bros Nuclear Circus →
  801 E Outlet Dr, Jenks
  4:30 pm
Tuesday September 15
• Pryor Girls JV Volleyball @ Glenpool →
  Glenpool High School, Glenpool
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 20
• VB-OOLOGAH(H)
  Berryhill Public Schools Tulsa, OK 74107
  4:00 pm
• MSFP-PERKINS(H)
  Berryhill Public Schools Tulsa, OK 74107
  5:00 pm
• Community Kickoff
  Sapulpa Public Schools George F. Collins Stadium, Sapulpa, OK 74066, USA
  5:00 pm
Friday August 21
• Early Release Friday
  Jenks East Es Jenks, OK 74037
  2:00 pm
• Blue and Gold Back to School Bash
  Berryhill Public Schools Berryhill South Elementary Cafeteria
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Does anyone know how Glenpool residents are supposed to be notified about things like this if they don't have Facebook?
  The City of Glenpool just posted that the wastewater treatment facility's discharge line to the Arkansas River broke near the 300 block of E. 136th… (Nextdoor Brentwood North)
• So this is for Glenpool residents, everyone knows we had a huge fire here yesterday.
  A lot of water was used , I would like to know if anyone water bills go up in the next couple of months. Mine double in July and August there's just… (Nextdoor Rolling Meadows)

• Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Merchandising Sales Associate in Glenpool. Apply here.
• City of Glenpool, OK posted a job opening for Water and Sewer Laborer in Glenpool. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Glenpool here.

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