16 families and victims of an Allentown, Pennsylvania gas explosion that occurred last month recently received their first checks as compensation for their injuries. Five people were killed in the tragic gas explosion.
The gas explosion occurred in a neighborhood in Allentown and left 27 homes damaged, and 8 destroyed. The first round of checks sent out from the Allentown gas explosion relief fund ranged from $500 to $5,000 and totaled $31, 380.
Donations to the fund have totaled around $118,000. The fund was set up as a way to help the families meet immediate needs, like hospital bills and medical expenses related to injuries caused by the gas explosion. A second round of checks from the fund will be sent out to the victims in a couple weeks.
Unfortunately, the donations made have not amounted to enough to help all of the families meet all of their needs and they may need to seek legal help for their injuries.
Gas and Energy officials in Missouri have announced that they have upgraded and doubled checked their gas lines in order to make sure that an explosion will not occur similar to the one in California.
MGE officials, the largest natural gas company in the area, has announced that the have gone over federal regulations to make sure that their lines are safe.
About 20 years ago, the Kansas City area had a problem with gas lines erupting because they were corroding and rupturing. They were all replaced about 10 years ago. If you think that there is a gas leak in your area, leave immediately and do not turn anything on.
If you or a loved one has been injured in a gas explosion, contact the Springfield gas explosion lawyers of Strong-Garner-Bauer by calling 417-887-4300 today.
An explosion in a biochemistry lab at Missouri University left four people injured.
The lab belonged to a professor at the University, but she did not comment on any details of the explosion. The lab was commonly used for experiments concerning bacteria.
The people involved in the accident included a graduate student, two post doctoral students and a lab technician were all working in the lab at the time the explosion occurred. One of the victims remains in the hospital, but is listed as good condition.
The source of the ignition of the fire is unknown, but it is thought that the flammable combination of gases used in the lab somehow got involved with the ignition source.
Gas explosions can cause serious injury for everyone in a nearby area, our thoughts are with the friends and family of the victim.
After BP’s internal investigation, the fatal explosion on the oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico was said to be triggered by a bubble of methane gas that escaped through the well and shot up the column before exploding.
The cause of the explosion is still being investigated, but BP investigators interviewed rig workers to get a detailed account of what happened the day that the rig exploded, killing 11 workers. Investigators are focusing on what is called the blow-out preventer to make sure that they are reliable on rigs.
Gas explosions can cause serious injury and death and the aftermath is devastating to all involved. Our thoughts are with the families of the victims.
