Apartment explosions require fact-specific legal investigations of landlords to determine cause and liability, according to national explosion and burn lawyer Tariq Miller, an attorney for survivors of burn injuries. “Certainly there could be a claim against the landlord,’’ Miller said. “We see cases where landlords didn’t take steps to prevent tragedy.’’ Deadly apartment fires and […]
A house explosion in Rogers, Ark. injured one woman on Saturday, May 8, 2021. Firefighters from multiple departments responded to the explosion that took place at about 9 p.m. on Elzeys Road. Mary Chesnut suffered significant burn injuries in the explosion and was taken to the hospital. Neighbors reported hearing a “big huge bang” before rushing […]
Yes, you can sue Kinder Morgan for a gas explosion. Kinder Morgan is a multi-billion dollar company that transports about 40 percent of the natural gas consumed in the United States. It owns, co-owns or operates some 83,000 miles of gas and liquid fuel pipelines stretching from California to Texas to Florida to New York, […]
A ruptured gas line caused a house explosion that injured two men in Breckenridge, CO. The explosion happened on Wednesday, April 2nd, 2019, at around 1:30 AM on the 200 block of Royal Tiger Road. Investigators say ice falling from the roof caused a gas line rupture that leveled the house. Local fire chief Drew […]
Demolition crews have started rebuilding the Husky Energy oil refinery that caused a massive explosion in Superior, WI last spring. Despite calls from residents and lawmakers to stop using hydrofluoric acid at the refinery, Husky Energy confirmed that use of the toxic chemical will continue. Oil refineries use hydrofluoric acid (hydrogen fluoride dissolved in water) […]
A Woodbury, MN house fire has killed the resident of the home after beating back rescue efforts. The blaze happened on the 300 block of Meadow Lane on Tuesday, March 26, 2019. The only occupant of the house, Eddie L. Woodson, 66, was killed in the fire. Joshua Anderson, a neighbor of Mr. Woodson, told […]
An Arkansas highway explosion killed one person and closed an Arkansas highway on Wednesday, March 27, 2019. A truck carrying ammonium nitrate, a chemical commonly used as fertilizer, exploded on Highway 278 just west of Camden, Arkansas, in Ouachita County. Little Rock, Arkansas, is about 100 miles to the north. The driver, identified as Randall […]
A Worcester, Vermont house explosion injured two people and destroyed the home on Sunday, March 3, 2019. David Garneau, 39, and Miranda Bador, 30, who lived in the home, both suffered burn injuries. They managed to crawl clear of the house, but Bador was badly burned. Garneau put her in a car and drove to […]
A February 5, 2019 house explosion in Hampton, Minnesota has claimed another life. A house on the 2400 block of Lewiston Boulevard exploded, killing 56-year-old Theresa Ann Snoeyenbos, and severely burning her husband, 57-year-old Brian Suilmann. Tragically, Mr. Suilmann died of his injuries on Wednesday, February 20. The cause of the explosion is still under investigation. Fire […]