Gas explosions can cause devastating burns, blast injuries, property damage, and fatalities within seconds. If you or a family member was injured in a gas explosion in Tucson, contact the Mercaldo Law Firm today for a free consultation.
Because burns are among the most common consequences of explosions, our Tucson burn injury lawyers can investigate what happened, identify every potentially responsible party, and help you pursue compensation for your losses.
Why Choose the Mercaldo Law Firm as Your Gas Explosion Law Firm In Tucson?
The Mercaldo Law Firm has an over 40-year history of advocating for injury victims with a record of success that puts a well-respected voice behind your claim. With our team on your side, you have the following advantages in your case:
- A law firm established in 1978 with decades of knowledge, experience, and resources behind your case
- A commitment to assertive legal representation with the goal of achieving the maximum compensation available to you
- A reputation for exceptional results in recovering over $400 million for injury victims, including sufferers of catastrophic injury, our legal renown puts a powerful voice at your side throughout every step of the process
With a free consultation and payment contingent upon our first recovering compensation for you, you pay us nothing until we’ve succeeded in obtaining a settlement or court award for your damages.
What Causes Gas Explosions in Tucson?
The most common types of gas explosions are from natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), propane, and gas grill explosions. These dangerous gas explosions can result from a variety of causes, including:
- Natural gas leaks and propane line leaks
- Damaged or defective valves
- Damaged meters
- Propane tank explosions
- Oil and gas refinery explosions
- Improperly installed gas lines
- Insufficient gas line maintenance
- Sparks or flames near gas leaks
- Utility company delays in detecting gas leaks
- Electrical accidents
- Agricultural explosions
If you or a close family member suffered serious burns, asphyxiation, or explosion injuries like fractures, traumatic brain injuries, or traumatic amputations, you may be eligible for compensation by filing a claim against the liable party.
Understanding Injuries From Tucson Gas Explosions
Gas explosions are a deadly combination of combustion, extreme heat, flames, and high-pressure blast force. Depending on an injury victim’s proximity to the explosion, injuries may include the following:
- Primary injuries are those caused by the high pressure of the blast wave, with injuries to the body’s fluid-filled organs, causing injuries such as blast lung, ruptured eardrums, intraocular injuries to the eyes, internal hemorrhaging, traumatic amputations, and traumatic brain injuries (TBIs)
- Secondary injuries caused by flying debris and shrapnel, such as lacerations and contusions
- Tertiary injuries from being propelled against hard surfaces or knocked to the ground, such as fractures, head injuries, soft-tissue damage, contusions, and abrasions
- Quaternary injuries such as partial and full thickness burns, smoke inhalation, toxic gas inhalation, and worsening of pre-existing lung conditions, such as asthma and COPD
- Quinary effects, such as illness from toxic exposures, chemical burns, radiation exposure, or infections
Few causes of injuries are as devastating as explosions due to their capability of affecting nearly every body system.
Liability In Tucson Gas Explosion Cases
After a gas explosion, it generally takes an investigation to determine the cause and the liable party or parties. Depending on the type and circumstances of the explosion, the following parties could be liable for explosion injury damages:
- A city or county agency that failed to mark or properly maintain gas lines
- A utility company that failed to identify and repair a gas leak
- A builder or construction contractor who failed to follow codes for gas lines, valves, or meters
- Plumbers, utility companies, repair workers, or cable installers who damage gas lines
- Manufacturers of defective gas lines, valves, pipes, tanks, or gas grills
- Negligent construction contractors and subcontractors
Proving liability in a compensation claim requires evidence showing that the at-fault party meets the legal standards of liability, in that they owed a duty of care to the injury victim and others, they breached their duty of care, the breach of duty caused the explosion and injuries, and the injury victim suffered damages from the injury.
What to Do After a Gas Explosion In Tucson
Your physical safety is of primary importance after a gas explosion. If you are able to move safely without causing further injury, it’s crucial to turn off any sources of ignition and evacuate the area. Then, call to report the explosion and request emergency services to go immediately to the hospital for emergency treatment and a thorough medical assessment.
Be sure to follow your doctor’s orders carefully and to request a detailed medical report. Save copies of all medical bills, receipts, and invoices.
Call an experienced Tucson gas explosion attorney to represent you in the claim process by handling all communication with the defendant and the insurance company, investigating all aspects of the gas explosion, determining the liable party, and making a compelling claim for the full value of your damages.
Damages in Gas Explosion Claims In Tucson
Explosion injuries are painful and traumatic. Even those fortunate enough to receive only mild injuries with a prognosis for full recovery may have expensive medical bills and days or weeks of lost wages. More serious injuries from gas explosions leave catastrophic, life-altering harm, such as disability, disfigurement, limb loss, or internal injuries.
While a successful claim doesn’t erase the injury, it recovers damages such as:
- Reimbursement for medical expenses
- Anticipated future medical expenses
- Out-of-pocket costs for expenses such as travel expenses to visit specialists, adaptive equipment, and home health or service assistance
- Lost wages
- Future income loss/reduced future earning ability due to disability
- Compensation for pain and suffering
- Compensation for catastrophic injury
If a gas explosion resulted in the loss of a loved one, our Tucson wrongful death lawyers can explain your family’s legal options under A.R.S. § 12-612.
Contact Our Tucson Gas Explosion Lawyers
You don’t have to take on the additional distress of a complex legal endeavor while also recovering from explosion injuries. Defendants in gas explosion claims are often powerful companies with large insurance providers and teams of defense attorneys. You deserve powerful legal representation on your side. Call The Mercaldo Law Firm at (520) 624-1400 or contact us online to schedule a free consultation with our Tucson gas explosion attorneys..