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A lawsuit filed last October by 29 Los Angeles firefighters against Southern California Gas Company is in the headlines again as word that additional firefighters are continuing to sign on to the suit. The suit alleges SoCalGas knowingly exposed the firefighters to hazardous levels of toxins like benzene and formaldehyde during a leak in 2015-2016 in Aliso Canyon, but concealed the dangers.

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A Seattle firefighter injured last year in a gas explosion is suing the gas company and two contractors that he claims are responsible for the blast. Jeff Markoff filed suit against Puget Sound Energy, Pilchuck Contractors, and Michels Corporation, accusing them of “egregious neglect, recklessness, and the disregard for public safety.”

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The Wisconsin Court of Appeals has ruled that the City of Milwaukee must stand trial over its response to a gas leak in 2009 that resulted in a house explosion. The incident occurred on February 2, 2009 when firefighters were dispatched to the 2400 block of North 10th Street for a reported odor of natural gas...

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A fire department in West Virginia has been sued over a fatal natural gas explosion that claimed the life of a 13 year old girl. Hanna Mozingo was killed in an explosion that destroyed her home in Brooke County on October 11, 2013. Prior to the explosion, firefighters responded in the area for a smell of gas but cleared the scene prior to the 7:00 am blast.

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An FDNY firefighter injured at the scene of a gas explosion that destroyed two buildings in Harlem last March has filed suit against the city, Consolidated Edison Company of New York (Con Edison) and a landlord of one of the buildings.

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A gas explosion on Staten Island last January has prompted a $2 million suit against the city of New York. On January 29, 2014 firefighters responded to the home of Charles Caccese for a reported smell of gas. Firefighters asked ...

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A contractor responsible for causing a natural gas explosion that injured three Columbus, Ohio, firefighters in 2008, has settled with the firefighters and their families ending several years of litigation. George J. Igel & Co. has agreed to settle with ...

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