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 had “severe traumatic injuries,” and the other patient’s injuries are not as severe.

The Denver Fire Department, on Twitter, announced that the other seven injured people were treated at the scene.

The residence, on Santa Fe Drive between 3^rd and 4^th Avenue, was badly damaged. Nearby houses were also damaged, as well as some cars in the area.

While officials believe that everyone has been accounted for, Denver Fire Captain Greg Pixley said that search teams with cadaver dogs are going through the wreckage to make sure.

Pixley also said that arson investigators and a crime scene unit was on the scene, and that crews for Xcel Energy Inc, the Denver utility that supplied the building, had shut off all gas lines into the area.

The ATF is also involved in the investigation of the Denver 4-Plex natural gas explosion.

Denver 4-Plex Natural Gas Explosion Affects People’s Lives

According to CBS4 Denver news, there are several GoFundMe pages set up for victims of the Denver 4-Plex natural gas explosion, including Meghan Meehan who lost everything in the explosion and was hospitalized with injuries that put her out of work for some time; Elizabeth Litton, a single mother who also lost everything in the explosion; and Matt Brady who also lost everything in the explosion. 

Explosions and fire can dramatically change people’s lives in an instant. Even people who escape injury will have to rebuild their lives. For those who are injured, the situation is even more grim. Explosions can cause several kinds of injuries, but whether they are dangerous burns or blunt-force trauma, the injured people usually face a long, painful, and expensive recovery period. 

Attorneys Fred Pritzker and Eric Hageman, of the Pritzker Hageman law firm, specialize in helping people who have been injured. They have years of experience in defending the legal rights of injured people, and have won multi-million dollar settlements to help survivors pay their hospital bills, complete rehabilitation and physical therapy, and gradually put their lives back together. 

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Sources

Coffman, Keith, Dobuzinskis, Alex, & Whitcomb, Dan. “Nine hurt as Denver gas explosion levels residential building.” Reuters, August 15, 2018.

“ATF Joins Fire Investigators At Denver Explosion Site.” CBS4 Denver, August 15, 2018.