Incident Date: 4/14/14
Issuing Officer: Joe Meinecke
Incident Location: 1041 S. 88th St
Incident Type: Explosion and fire
Issuing Officer: Joe Meinecke
Incident Location: 1041 S. 88th St
Incident Type: Explosion and fire
Narrative: At 1:45 am, firefighters from stations 2, 4, 8, 10, 11, 12 and 15 responded to a reported explosion and fire.
The first arriving company found a fire burning in the
debris from an approximately 30-foot trailer located in the backyard of a
single family residence. Crews quickly extinguished the fire. No adjacent structures were burned. One patient was transported
from the scene to an area hospital. A second patient left the scene after
the explosion. The second patient was later located and transported.
Fire investigators determined that the explosion was caused by
propane gas from a portable tank venting into the enclosed trailer. The
gas ignited when a person entered the trailer and turned on a heater. Despite initial reports, investigators found no evidence of a lab
manufacturing methamphetamine.
The explosion and fire resulted in an estimated $7000 damage
to the trailer and its contents.
