January 24, 2020
Two people were killed and another was injured after an early morning explosion at Watson Grinding and Manufacturing in Houston. The explosion involved a 2,000-gallon tank of propylene, an extremely flammable gas, which has since been secured by a HazMat…
January 13, 2020
In its final report about the fatal explosions at Midland Resource Recovery, the Chemical Safety Board (CSB) said training in reactive chemical hazards is lacking and that companies need better safety procedures when using them. The federal agency issued its…
January 8, 2020
Explosion lawyers at Pritzker Hageman have filed a lawsuit on behalf of the family of three people who died in a Wolfe County, KY house explosion. The suit, filed in Wolfe Circuit Court in Kentucky, alleges that Troublesome Creek Gas…
January 6, 2020
Natural gas was the source of a January 4 Detroit house explosion that sent six people to the hospital for treatment of burns and smoke inhalation, fire investigators said. Fire crews dug through the rubble of the home to rescue…
December 23, 2019
An apartment fire in downtown Las Vegas killed six people and injured 13 others on Saturday morning. Shortly after 4:00 A.M., firefighters arrived at Alpine Motel Apartments to find people jumping out of windows to try to escape the blaze.…
December 23, 2019
A house explosion in Parma Heights, OH killed one person on Saturday. At about 1:15 P.M., crews responded to reports of a house explosion on the 6300-block of Malmo Place. The blast completely leveled the house. Authorities found a body…
December 19, 2019
A propane house explosion in Maynardville, TN sent a man to the hospital with serious burn injuries on Wednesday. Firefighters arrived at the scene on 3071 Hickory Valley Road at about 1:30 P.M. after receiving reports of an explosion and…
December 17, 2019
An apartment fire in New Brighton, MN sent one person to the hospital for burns and smoke inhalation. The fire erupted on Friday, December 13th at Bramantes Apartments, located at 800 County Road D West. Firefighters arrived at the scene…
December 17, 2019
A Spokane man suffered critical burn injuries after his RV burst into flames on Saturday night. Mario Eblacas had taken his RV in for mechanical work before arriving home to his spot on 2nd Ave. and Oak St. in the…
December 13, 2019
Tragedy struck the Cedar-Riverside community of Minneapolis when a three-alarm fire erupted at Cedar High Apartments on the day before Thanksgiving. The blaze, likened by firefighters to a blast furnace, killed five people and seriously injured three others. Known to…
December 6, 2019
A South Dakota man died in a camper explosion and fire on Tuesday night. Michael Freiderichs (71) was inside the camper in Wahpeton, ND when it exploded and caught on fire. He was taken to St. Francis Medical Center in…
December 2, 2019
A house fire in Beaver Dam, WI killed an 85-year-old woman and injured her 92-year-old husband on Thanksgiving Day. Eleanor (“Ellie”) and Ruben Neumann were trapped in the basement of their home at N7295 Watercress Lane when firefighters arrived at…