Federal investigators looking into 2019 explosion at Jacksonville government subsided apartment
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Federal regulators opened investigations into a 2019 explosion of a government subsided apartment complex in Jacksonville that sent seven people to the hospital, according to state fire investigators and the attorney for one of the families injured. The status of those cases are unclear.
Both the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Department of Transportation had federal regulatory cases open, according to the press secretary for the Florida Division of Investigative and Forensic Services.
The HUD Office of Inspector General wrote in an email Tuesday, per policy, the agency cannot confirm or deny ongoing investigations.
Jacksonville family reported gas smell four times before explosion, state investigators find
Seven people were sent to the hospital after
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – State investigators say a Jacksonville family reported the smell of gas in their government-subsidized apartment four times leading up to a gas explosion in their unit in 2019. Seven people were sent to the hospital. Five were from the same family. The youngest victim was just two years old.
Danielle Ethridge, 30, sustained the worst injuries. Investigators reported burns on more than 80% of her body. Three of her children were hospitalized with burns on most of their bodies.