Pocket of Propane Found Under Asphalt at Falk Site; Pipe Is Examined As Possible Blast Source

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Investigators probing the Falk Corp. explosion found propane gas trapped underground near the blast site Friday, a Fire Department officer said.

The small pocket of gas lay under asphalt between Falk's large liquid propane storage tanks and the Annex, the primary building destroyed in Wednesday morning's explosion, Fire Lt. Brian O'Connor said. Whether the gas was linked in some way to the explosion, which killed three workers and injured 44, was not known.

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Pocket of Propane Found Under Asphalt at Falk Site; Pipe Is Examined As Possible Blast Source

O'Connor said the gas did not pose a public safety threat. Workers began the process of releasing the gas Friday, a statement from Mayor Tom Barrett said.

Meanwhile, a source familiar with the propane facilities at the Falk site said an underground propane pipe that runs thr...

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