June 7, 2019
Five people were injured in a gas explosion in Santa Fe, TX around 6 p.m.last night. The five-member crew from Dayton Pipeline, working on contract for CenterPoint Energy, was working on a line near Avenue M and 24th Street when…
May 17, 2019
Early this morning, a deadly propane leak explosion destroyed a house in Dorrance Township, PA. The blast occurred after 1:30 A.M. at a home on the 2100 block of Alberdeen Road. Emergency responders found 20-year-old Nathan Hedgepath lying on the…
April 19, 2019
Colorado Governor Jared Polis (D) signed a contentious oil and gas reform bill into law this week. Senate Bill 181 overhauls industry rules to prioritize public safety and the environment. The new law gives local governments more control over oil and…
April 10, 2019
Workers excavating on N. Duke Street near the Kaffeinate coffee shop and Torero’s Mexican restaurant on April 10, 2019, reportedly struck a 2″ natural gas line leading to a large scale gas leak. Authorities arrived quickly to assess the situation and witnesses…
March 19, 2019
A Minnesota man suffered severe burn injuries from a fish house gas explosion in Moorhead. The gas explosion occurred around 8:00 AM on Sunday, March 17th, 2019. Moorhead residents called 911 after hearing the explosion in a nearby parking lot.…
March 13, 2019
A man injured in a propane explosion near Victor, Idaho died at Teton Valley Hospital on Tuesday, March 12, 2019. Rodney Taylor suffered burn injuries from a blast on March 2 that occurred in a detached woodshop next to his…
February 19, 2019
Pritzker Hageman fire and explosion lawyers Fred Pritzker and Eric Hageman appeared on WCCO TV, Monday February 19, 2019 to discuss the ongoing problem of gas line leaks and explosions. The special report lead with the deadly explosion of John…
January 9, 2019
A gas explosion lawsuit that made headlines in Minnesota was settled in 2018, a year that also gave rise to state and federal initiatives for natural gas safety reforms. Explosion lawyers who represent victims and their families support the changes…
January 7, 2019
The risk of electrical fire in residential settings increases during winter months, according to a recent study by the U.S. Fire Administration. Thirty-two percent of the 24,000 electrical fires that occurred during that time period took place during the months of…
January 3, 2019
A design flaw may have played a role in an April 2018 explosion at Husky Energy’s oil refinery in Superior, WI that injured 20 people, according to a recent report by the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB). The…
December 18, 2018
Explosion lawyers Fred Pritzker and Eric Hageman condemned the failures of a horizontal drilling company and two other firms involved in a botched, deadly installation of underground conduit that blew up in Canton, Illinois. The attorneys, who represent burn victims…
December 14, 2018
Updated 12/21/18 An explosion at the Markwest Energy natural gas processing plant in Washington, PA on December 14, 2018, injured four people. All four were airlifted to nearby hospitals for treatment of burns and other explosion injuries. One of them Jeffrey…