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2010-02-25 04:11:03 - Explosion - USA EDIS CODE: EX-20100225-25064-USA
Date & Time: 2010-02-25 04:11:03 [UTC]
Area: USA, State of Kansas, April Valley Farms, Leavenworth Damage level: Moderate (Level 2)
Not confirmed information! Description: A machine shop exploded on a farm near Leavenworth this afternoon. About 2,000 gallons of diesel fuel, 1,000 gallons of unleaded fuel and some oxygen tanks caught fire about 4 p.m. inside a building on April Valley Farms, a large farming operation at 18432 Mount Olivet Road, according to Chuck Magaha, Leavenworth County emergency management director. The building, which is used to maintain tractors and combines, was a total loss. Almost a dozen tanker trucks responded because the closest water source was almost four miles away, Magaha said. Firefighters fought to control the fire for two hours. A hay barn and a building that housed pigs also caught fire, Magaha said, but they sustained only minor damage. One of the farm owners suffered burns to his face and hands while fighting the fire, but he refused medical treatment. Magaha said none of the farm’s animals were injured. Officials think a natural gas leak caused the blaze. Pipes that transport natural gas into the machine building leaked into a furnace.
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