WacoTrib By KRISTIN HOPPA 2/14/2019
A worker injured in the Coryell Memorial Hospital explosion last June is suing Atmos Energy Company, claiming the natural gas firm failed to maintain the “rotten egg†odor that would alert them to a dangerous leak.
Attorneys with Harrison Davis Steakley Morrison Jones, P.C., filed the civil lawsuit Wednesday on behalf of Matt Aaron, 44, of Oglesby, and his family in Coryell County, who are seeking more than $1 million in damages.
The lawsuit states Aaron suffered extensive injuries and third-degree burns from the explosion, and blames the incident on a release of an odorless gas that went undetected by Atmos officials.
The June 26 explosion caused the deaths of three workers and injured 13 others. A State Fire Marshal’s Office report released in November concluded a large pocket of natural gas had flowed from disconnected gas lines into a boiler room, causing an explosion when ignited. The lawsuit claims that the gas was missing the putrid-smelling chemical Texas has required in natural gas service lines since the 1937 New London school explosion.
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