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Several fire departments have been called out to help contain a major Drilling Oil Rig Explosion, in Hidalgo County, south of Mercedes on FM 491. Officials say three students have been killed as a result of the explosion. Emergency crews are on hand assisting other people who might have also gotten injured, officials said. Mercedes Police Chief Olga Maldonado tells Action 4 News the Hidalgo County Fire Marshal's Fire Department is handling the fire with the assistance of La Feria and Mercedes Fire Departments.