Chemtool, a chemical plant responsible for manufacturing lubricants, grease, and other fluid products, experienced several explosions in June of 2021. These explosions resulted in fire and smoke that lasted for days in Rockton, Illinois, forcing approximately 1,000 residents living in a one-mile radius to evacuate their homes for four days, and for people living as far as three miles from the facility to wear a mask for protection...
Earlier this month, five families in Northwest Dallas filed a lawsuit against natural gas provider Atmos Energy. The lawsuit accused Atmos of negligence in meeting gas line safety regulation and connected the claim of negligence to a fatal gas leak explosion in February 2018. The explosion occurred in the plaintiffs’ residential neighborhood, killing a 12-year-old girl.The lawsuit alleges that, in the days leading up to the fatal explosion, two...
On January 18, a massive pipeline explosion in central Mexico killed at least 91 workers. It also injured as many as 66 individuals, some of them minors sent to Shriners Hospital for Children in Galveston, Texas. It raised the serious question about how it’s a company’s responsibility to ensure the quality of life and safety of their workforce.
Injuries and Deaths from Pipeline Explosion Result in a Major Lawsuit
The accident resulted in...