Neighbors of Blue Rhino plant file lawsuit over explosion

TAVARES, Fla. -

Herbert and Diane Welder were jolted from what was a quiet Monday evening last July by the sounds of explosions emanating from the Blue Rhino propane plant just across the railroad tracks from their 22-acre rural parcel.

Last week, Blue Rhino found something emanating from the Welders: a lawsuit. The Welders are filing a lawsuit against Ferrellgas claiming negligence caused the explosion and are seeking more than $100,000 in damages.

"He suffered damage to his buildings, to the value of this property one of the most interesting types of damages is all the little pieces of shrapnel all through his 22-acres of property," said James Scott of Bogin, Muns & Munns. "That's going to take a lot of money to clean up."

full: http://www.clickorlando.com/news/neighbors-of-blue-rhino-plant-file-lawsuit-over-explosion/-/1637132/22280164/-/6d296b/-/index.html

lawsuit: http://www.clickorlando.com/blob/view/-/22280514/data/1/-/10n35le/-/Complaint--as-Filed--pdf.pdf

The Welders were profiled in local media when the explosion first happened.

Posting in case you forgot about this incident, which happened a few months after a similar explosion in Texas.