A victim from the Coryell Memorial Hospital explosion has filed a lawsuit against Atmos Energy.
The office of Harrison Davis Steakley Morrison Jones P.C. announced on Thursday that a lawsuit was filed against Atmos Energy Corporation on behalf of a client who suffered severe, third-degree burns in the June 26 explosion.
State Fire Marshal investigators concluded stating that the explosion, which claimed the lives of three workers, was caused when a large pocket of natural gas ignited.
Workers had denied smelling natural gas prior to the explosion.
"Long ago, in the wake of deadly explosions, regulators required natural gas to be odorized with a rotten egg smell so that we can easily detect its presence. The fact that construction workers denied smelling what turned out to be a large pocket of natural gas is alarming," said Matt Morrison, a firm partner. “We think the evidence in this case will show Atmos Energy Corporation was responsible for causing the horrific explosion at the Coryell County Memorial Hospital that led to our client’s devastating injuries."
The hospital filed a complaint against Zurich American Insurance Company and AP Gulf States Inc. in January.
Michael Bruggman, 43, Wilber Dimas, 30, Filberto Morales died as a result of the explosion.
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