“I can confirm our Directorate of Emergency Services fire department sent 10 personnel and three vehicles as part of our mutual aid support,” said Christopher J. Haug, Fort Hood public information officer. “The personnel included paramedics and firefighters.”
UPDATE: 3:38 p.m.: Eric Paul, spokesman for Texas-New Mexico Power Company, said that 886 customers were without power and crews were on scene to help restore service.
“What we know is that we have one main circuit out of many that is out,” Paul said. "It’s in the neighborhood of the hospital."
Paul said the company had crews on scene and were ready to start restoring power when the situation is declared safe.
“We have crews there ready to start working, and when it’s safe to do soand when we’re allowed to do so, we’ll get to work,” he said.
Tiffany Zacha, receptionist at Hillside Medical Lodge, said the retirement home was arranging transportation for patients at the hospital. Zacha said the home is not being evacuated.
“We’re in the middle of getting transportation out there, but everything is fine with us,” she said.
Not enough info to guess, but I will anyway...
Transformer?
Fort Hood has been known to drop shells on their neighbors. Looks like it’s within range of a 155 from the Fort.
Video at link:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/explosion-coryell-memorial-hospital-gatesville-texas-massive-response-live-updates-2018-06-26/
LOX?
It was caused by a boiler under construction.