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Pipeline Explosion Lawyer

Virtually all of these explosions are predictable, preventable and inexcusable.Attorney Fred Pritzker Hi, my name is Fred Pritzker. I am a lawyer who helps people injured and the families of individuals killed by pipeline explosions involving…

OSHA Report Bolsters Gas Explosion Lawsuit

Explosion and fire investigators slapped maximum fines against two utility contractors that failed to mark an underground gas line on a digging project. The serious safety violations  cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration…
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Aging Gas Pipelines in Crosshairs of Proposed Texas Reforms

Texas lawmaker Rafael Anchia this week introduced pipeline safety reform legislation aimed at preventing deadly natural gas explosions liked the one that killed 12-year-old Linda Rogers in February 2018. The sweeping reform package includes…
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Bills to Prevent Gas Leak Explosions, Improve Accountability Introduced in Texas

When Dallas fire crews received a call about a house explosion in the 3500 block of Espanola Drive on February 23, 2018, they suspected a gas leak. After all, they had been called to that block for a gas-related fire or house explosion twice…
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Clinton, IA Explosion at ADM Grains Kills Firefighter, Injures Another

A Clinton, IA explosion at ADM Grains has killed Lieutenant Eric Hosette of the Clinton Fire Department. He leaves behind a wife and young daughter. Lieutenant Hosette, 33, was rushed to Mercy Medical. Medical personnel tried to revive him,…
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Update: Husky Superior Refinery Explosion and Fire Investigation

In a “Factual Investigative Update: Husky Superior Refinery Explosion and Fire,” the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board released its findings on the explosion and fire that occurred on April 26, 2018 in Superior, Wisconsin.…
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Update: A worker injured in MarkWest explosion has died

Update: A worker injured in MarkWest explosion has died. Jeffrey Fisher, of Salem, West Virginia, died of his injuries at UPMC-Mercy hospital in Pittsburgh. He was a contract worker employed by Energy Transportation, LLC, of Bridgeport, West…
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Mark West Energy explosion

MarkWest Energy explosion injured four in Pennsylvania A MarkWest Energy explosion injured four employees in Chartiers Township, Pennsylvania on December 14, 2018. The incident happened at the MarkWest Energy natural gas processing plant on…
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Heather Gardens Gas Explosion Killed One, Injured Two in Aurora, CO

A Heather Gardens gas explosion killed one person and injured two others in Aurora, Colorado. The victim was identified as 82-year-old Carol Ross. One of the two injured people was a firefighter, who has already been released from the hospital.…
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Austin Natural Gas House Explosion Killed One, Injured Another

An Austin natural gas house explosion killed one and injured another on October 27, 2018. Both people were badly injured and taken to a local hospital. One of them, Nicole Burton, 44, was transferred to San Antonio Brooke Army Medical Center…
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Northwest Chicago Metra Explosion Killed One Worker, Injured Another

A Northwest Chicago Metra explosion killed one worker, and injured another in the Old Irving Park neighborhood, on the 4500 block of W. Byron Street. The two men were badly injured, and one of the men died shortly afterward. The incident happened…
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Ten Injured in Chicago Water Reclamation Plant Explosion

Ten people have been inured in an explosion at the Chicago Water Reclamation Plant on August 30, 2018. The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MRWD) of Greater Chicago issued a statement saying that the explosion at the Calumet Water Reclamation…
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Nine Injured, Two Seriously, in Denver 4-Plex Natural Gas Explosion

Nine people were injured, two seriously, in a Denver 4-plex natural gas explosion on Tuesday, August 14, 2018. The two seriously injured people were taken to Denver Health Medical Center. Hospital spokesman Simon Crittle stated that one…