Lawsuit Filed Against Nicor In Explosion
A personal injury lawsuit has been filed against Nicor by homeowners Isaias Montes and his wife Rutila, their children, and Fabiola Martinez for injuries they suffered from a gas explosion and fire at the Montes' home in Elgin, Illinois. According to the lawsuit, the plaintiffs were at their home when they detected a strong odor of natural gas. Because they realized how dangerous the situation could become they called Nicor. In short Nicor employees arrived, told them to open a window and said there was no need to evacuate the home while they did some work in the driveway area where the smell originated.
At this point the the Nicor employees began using power tools on the driveway causing an explosion so severe that it knocked out the walls of the house and collapsed the roof causing a fire that destroyed the home. Unfortunately for all of those inside, they were all injured with severe burns. These types of burn injuries are lifechanging. This is a prime example of a company perhaps not training its employees good enough or not having the proper procedures in place.
