Girvan v. Fuelgas Co.

This lawsuit arises from the April 17, 1991, explosion and fire that resulted in the death of Juanita Buechl. The explosion occurred when a spark from a light bulb ignited propane gas that accumulated in the deceased’s garage after her husband, Joseph Buechl, inadvertently opened the valve on a gas line in the garage. The gas line had not been in use for some time and was not capped to prevent the releasing of gas by the activation of the line valve. Plaintiff brought suit against Fuelgas Company (hereinafter defendant), a division of Emro Propane Company and the supplier of the propane gas…