Tag Archives: Explosion

The Highway 99 south on and off ramps are closed until about noon Tuesday after a truck overturned in a collision resembling the explosive deadly crash in the same area … Click to Continue »

The Highway 99 exit in Atwater reopened Friday, about a month after it was closed when a tanker truck overturned and burst into flames, killing one man. The exit and … Click to Continue »

After the tanker truck explosion occurred last week in Atwater, businesses in the area are seeing a decline in sales because the freeway exit is still closed. mvelez@mercedsun-star.com … Click to Continue »

Some businesses in Atwater are seeing a decline in sales since a tanker-truck explosion occurred last week in the area of Applegate Road and Highway 99. The popualr exit off … Click to Continue »

The driver of a truck was killed after it exploded while exiting Highway 99 in Atwater on Tuesday, May 23, 2017. … Click to Continue »

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Authorities are scrambling to extinguish a large fire, possibly involving a gasoline tanker truck, in the area of Highway 99 and Applegate Road, authorities have confirmed. Officials have described the … Click to Continue »

A state report is placing the blame on Fresno County in the PG&E pipeline explosion that happened April 17 at the Fresno County Peace Officers gun range in northwest Fresno. The explosion happened when a county worker was doing some work with a front loader. He was injured, along with two deputies, and eight inmates, …

The first of what experts believe will be a series of explanations for the deadly gas explosion near Herndon and Hwy 99 was released Monday evening. At the time of the explosion the front-end loader was being driven by a Fresno County employee on a road that sat above the …

A pipeline explosion victim has been released from Fresno County jail and says he feels lucky to be alive. Today, Sam Ouk spoke exclusively with us about the explosion that happened almost two months ago at the Fresno County Sheriff’s gun range, several people were injured. This morning Sam Ouk …

A blood drive was held Monday to support a Fresno County employee, hurt in a gas line explosion in April. Ismael Arreazola is a public works employee, critically injured in the explosion at a gun range. At least 40 percent of his body was burned. To help in his recovery, a mobile blood drive was scheduled from 8:00 am until …

A tower of flames erupting into the sky after a gas pipeline exploded April 17th at Highway 99 and Weber. 11 people were injured: a county worker, two Fresno County deputies and eight inmates. Now, that explosion has claimed it’s first life: an inmate, 52-year-old Jeremiah Espino who died Monday. The …

A jail inmate has died from injuries suffered in a gas pipeline explosion in Fresno. 52-year-old Jeremiah Espino of Sanger had been hospitalized since the blast on April 17th. He suffered severe burns. Eleven people were injured when a gas pipeline ruptured in northwest Fresno. The pipeline ran through the …