CNG truck gas leak leads to $2M fire damages at maintenance facility

Jan. 18, 2018
The gas reached the building heater and ignited, leading to three minor injuries.

A Kansas truck maintenance facility caught fire after an in-repair truck's compressed natural gas tank developed a leak. 

The gas then reached the building heater and ignited, leading to three minor technician injuries, an estimated $1.5 million in structure damages and $750,000 to its contents. 

Aiding to the damages, part of the roof collapsed while fire crews were bringing the fire under control, according to a Wichita, Kansas radio report

For more on this story, visit The Wichita Eagle

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