Seven firefighters who were hurt in Wilmington when a truck exploded in February 2024 have filed a lawsuit alleging negligence.
Within minutes of arriving on scene, one of the truck's two compressed natural gas fuel tanks exploded, injuring the firefighters.A lawsuit has been filed against several companies and a driver on behalf of seven firefighters who were hurt when a
"It is unacceptably dangerous that a truck running on compressed natural gas can fail like this, exploding in the middle of a city street like a bomb as opposed to releasing pressure safely," plaintiffs' attorney Matthew McNicholas said in a statement."This would not have occurred had the product not had hidden defects preventing the safe release of pressure.
Within minutes of arriving on scene, one of the truck's two compressed natural gas fuel tanks exploded, injuring the firefighters, one of whom could be seen on video being violently thrown through the air by the blast. "The truck was fully engulfed in fire before fire department personnel arrived, and the firefighters were not aware that the truck was CNG-powered," according to the NTSB."During the course of firefighting, the driver's side tank exploded, injuring nine firefighters."
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