2 men killed in tanker explosion at railcar repair facility
April 22, 2021 GMT
SHOSHONI, Wyo. (AP) Two men died in an explosion in an rail car tanker at a repair facility in central Wyoming, town of Shoshoni officials said Thursday.
The explosion was reported at 3:24 p.m. Wednesday at Wasatch Railcar Repair southeast of Shoshoni, Police Chief Chris Konja said in a statement.
Two men were unresponsive inside the tanker. Because of noxious gases, a specialized confined quarters team from the Casper Fire Department responded, Konja said.
The bodies of the men, ages 18 and 28, were recovered from the tanker, KTWO-AM reported. Their names have not been released.
Ross Andrew “Bob” LaChance (submitted)
Ross Andrew “”Bob”” LaChance
(1950 – 2021)
On March 23, 2021, Ross Andrew “Bob” LaChance, 70, of Casper, left his family and friends to go home to his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Born on November 14, 1950 to Dorothy and James LaChance in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, Ross spent his early life surrounded by family. He was the second of five children: three boys, two girls. In 1958, the family moved to Daly City, California. Ross graduated from Westmoor High School in Daly City in 1968. He attempted a secondary degree in Geology at Skyline Community College in San Bruno, California, but traditional school was not for him. He joined the Air Force and served for 3 years then moved to Casper, Wyoming in 1977, where he joined the prestigious Casper Fire Department. He served on the fire crew for 6 years before moving into inspections. In 1991, he was awarded Outstanding Fire Fighter and Fire Fighter in Blue. He retired from servic
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First COVID-19 Vaccines Arrive, Administered in Natrona County
A Casper firefighter on Wednesday received the first shot of the first shipment to Natrona County of the COVID-19 vaccine.
“I’m just relieved that the vaccine is finally here so we can get ourselves out of this,” Dane Andersen said.
He was among about a dozen Casper Fire Department personnel who met at the Casper-Natrona County Health Department to receive the shot, Andersen said.
The health department received its first shipment doses, stored in refrigerated cases, in the past day, department community prevention manager Hailey Bloom said.
About 20 people received the first dose at the department’s office on Beech Street,