house explosion

Consumers Energy Workers Fired After Deadly Blast

Consumers Energy has fired some employees after a gas explosion killed a 58-year-old Royal Oak man.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/03/15

An aerial view of the house that exploded on Cooper Street in Royal Oak. (WWJ Photo/Bill Szumanski)

Consumers Energy Halts Projects Statewide After Deadly Explosion

Consumers Energy says it has halted projects throughout Michigan that involve the same drilling method used before a house explosion that killed a 58-year-old Royal Oak man.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/03/08

Attorney: Utility 1 Inch Away From Second Explosion In Royal Oak

A Farmington Hills attorney says last week’s house explosion in Royal Oak came close to becoming a much larger disaster.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/03/05

All that remains the day after a home exploded in Royal Oak. A 58-year-old man was killed in the incident. A cause of the explosion wasn't immediately identified. (WWJ Photo/Ron Dewey)

Feds Investigate Cause Of Fatal Royal Oak House Explosion

Federal authorities have joined the investigating into the cause of an explosion that leveled a Royal Oak home, killing a man and damaging other houses and businesses in the neighborhood.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/02/28

Explosion Levels Royal Oak Home, One Killed

At least one person was killed and a house was destroyed in an explosion Wednesday near Woodward Ave. and 13 Mile in Royal Oak.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/02/27

House Explosion Rocks West Side Detroit Neighborhood

The blast took out the back of the house, the front walls, a side wall, and caused some minor damage to a neighboring house.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/12/03

Court: Installers Had No Duty To Warn Of Hazard That Led To Explosion

The Michigan Supreme Court has ruled that the installers of an electric dryer had no legal duty to warn a metro Detroit woman about an uncapped gas line that eventually caused her house to explode.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/08/17