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Explosion Attorneys Fred Pritzker and Eric Hageman on WCCO TV Special Report: What Gas Companies Aren’t Telling You

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Williston, North Dakota Shop Explosion Injures Two People

A Williston, North Dakota shop explosion injured two people on Wednesday, February 13. According to Sergeant Detective Caleb Fry of the Williams County Sheriff's Office, the explosion happened in the 5300 block of 151st Avenue NW. The two…
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Explosion at JCS Enterprise Trailer Repair in DeKalb, GA Injures 1

An explosion at JCS Enterprise Trailer Repair in DeKalb, GA Injured a worker who sustained burns over 50 percent of his body. He was transported to the burn unit at Grady Memorial Hospital. Two other people who tried to help him were also taken…
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Propane Gas Explosion in Casco Township, MI Injures 1

Propane is the suspected source of a house explosion that injured one woman in Casco Township, MI. Chiron Thompson suffered severe burns and was rushed to the Burn and Wound Center at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. Ms. Thompson…
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Propane Suspected Source of Sullivan, IL Explosion That Killed 1

A propane leak is the expected source of a house explosion in Sullivan, IL that killed Jared Schrock, 20, and injured a 16-year-old girl who was transported to an area hospital where she is listed in critical condition, according to news reports.…
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Propane Explosion in Chattahoochee Hills Kills One Person

A propane explosion in Chattahoochee Hills killed one person on Tuesday, February 5, 2019. The blast happened near the intersection of Cochran Mill Road and Cedar Grove Road in South Fulton County, Georgia. It was so strong that it broke windows…
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Fatal house explosion near Hampton MN

A massive house explosion south of Hampton, Minnesota on the 24000 block of Lewiston Boulevard, seriously burned one man and fatality injured his wife.  The man was taken to Region's Burn Center in St. Paul for treatment.  Investigators are…
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Gas Leak Caused Pontiac, MI House Explosion That Injured 1

A gas leak was the source of a house explosion in Pontiac, MI that injured one person on February 2, 2019, Consumers Energy said yesterday. A man who was inside the house was blown out when it exploded around  11:30 p.m. He was transported…
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Burn Awareness Week 2019: Preventing Scald Burn Injuries

This year's theme of National Burn Awareness Week (February 4 - 9, 2019)  is preventing scald burns at home. The American Burn Association (ABA), which created the annual awareness campaign, has compiled information to help prevent these painful…
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Zionsville Explosion of Trailers Filled with Fireworks: 1 Dead, 1 Injured

An explosion in Zionsville, PA yesterday left one person dead and another badly injured. Authorities are still trying to determine what set off a series of explosions inside two tractor-trailers filled with fireworks that were parked on a property…
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Explosion at CNG Fueling Station in Riverside, CA Injures 2

An explosion at a CNG fueling station in Riverside, CA yesterday injured two people, one of them critically. Both of the people who were injured were transported by ambulance to an area hospital for treatment. The compressed natural gas…
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2 Injured in Middletown, CT House Explosion Die

Two people who were injured in a Middletown, CT house explosion last week have died from their injuries. Authorities have not released their names. A total of four people were injured when the house at 1622 Saybrook Road exploded and caught…
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Explosion in Middletown, CT Injures 4

An explosion and fire in Middletown, CT this morning injured four people who have been taken to the hospital. Firefighters were called to the scene on Saybrook Road around 6:20 a.m. There they found four people with injuries outside and transported…
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