Two Louisiana men killed in Texas boat explosion

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Two Louisiana men were killed in a boat explosion Wednesday morning at the J.D. Murphree Wildlife Management Area near Port Arthur, Texas, according to a report by 12NewsNow.

The explosion occurred around 7 a.m. aboard a commercial work boat docked along Taylor’s Bayou. The vessel had just been refueled when the incident took place.

12NewsNow reports that the victims were a 45-year-old man from Abbeville and a 41-year-old man from Houma.

The cause of the explosion remains under investigation.

Read the full report here.