That is what I thought, given the remoteness of the location it doesn’t seem to be industrial and the only other explanation to me would be a plane crash.(Or someone playing with explosives.)
For all: I did put the location in the first post. Wasn't room in the headline.
I live a bit north of there near Needles. That area has gas lines into SoCal. Big ones. Also the water pipeline/pumps from the Colorado River.
Just a thought.
Don’t overlook the possibility of a UFO crashing. With aliens and throw in a farmer for good measure.