Tag Archives: Explosion

The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that a 52-year-old inmate injured in last month’s gas pipeline explosion has died. The explosion occurred on April 17 near the sheriff’s gun range in northwest Fresno. Eleven people were injured in the explosion, including eight Fresno County Jail inmates.

A judge says the court has no jurisdiction to interfere in testing of the PG&E pipeline involved in an explosion in Northwest Fresno. Attorneys tried to file a restraining order on the testing. Arguing there was little transparency since the California Public Utilities Commission would not allow it to be …

A state agency is preparing to test the PG&E pipelines involved in last month’s gas explosion at the Fresno County Peace Officers Gun Range that injured 11 people. The attorney representing some of the inmates hurt in the explosion is raising concerns, asking for transparency in the testing process. Now, he’s …

The people still hospitalized as a result of the massive gas explosion in Fresno are still being treated for their injuries.  The blast happened on April 17th at a shooting range in northwest Fresno, near Highway 99. At the time 11 people were hurt, some seriously. According to the Fresno …

New developments in the gas pipeline explosion in Northwest Fresno. Two more inmates have joined the lawsuit against PG&E and will likely sue Fresno County as well. The explosion on April 17th injured eleven people including an inmate crew that was working at the sheriff’s gun range near Herndon and …

Lawsuits are now surfacing less than a week after that massive gas line explosion in Northwest Fresno.  Sam Ouk, a Fresno County inmate who sustained burns, is now suing PG&E and could possibly sue Fresno county as well.   The litigation battles have begun.  Wednesday, Fresno attorney Butch Wagner filed a …

The family of Fresno County employee Ismael Arreazola say he is "hanging in there." Arreazola is the Fresno County employee who was driving a tractor when a gas line exploded at the Fresno County Sheriff’s Foundation gun range in Northwest Fresno last Friday. CBS 47 located the victim’s parents house …

The family of Fresno County employee Ismael Arreazola say he is "hanging in there." Arreazola is the Fresno County employee who was driving a tractor when a gas line exploded at the Fresno County Sheriff’s Foundation gun range in Northwest Fresno last Friday. CBS 47 located the victim’s parents house …

We now know the name of the Fresno County public works employee who was badly burned during the gas line explosion at the Fresno County Sheriff’s Foundation gun range last Friday. Authorities say Ismael Arreazola was operating a tractor involved in the gas line rupture. The investigation is still on …

The investigation continues to expand into last week’s massive explosion and fire. An exact cause has not been released but the California Public Utilities Commission said today they are looking closely at a tractor operating near the gas pipeline. Six victims remain hospitalized at the CRMC burn unit, five of …

We continue to follow the massive explosion just off of Highway 99 in Northwest Fresno last Friday. The blast injured 11 people;  several of who are in critical condition.  It also sparked investigations by four different agencies. The big question still is what really happened; what exactly caused the explosion …

Continuing coverage today, following a massive gas explosion in northwest Fresno, last Friday. It happened at the Fresno County Peace Officers range. It remains closed, as PG&E crews continue the investigation. Right now, officials say they’re still collecting data and that could continue for several days, before any repair work …

A massive gas line explosion at the Fresno County Sheriff’s gun range has left 11 people injured and seven still in the hospital on Saturday night. A Fresno County Public Works employee was driving a front loader tractor on Friday afternoon when a gas pipeline was struck. The tractor driver …