EXPLOSION AT HOTEL CONSTRUCTION SITE BURNS WORKERS IN SAN DIEGO
An explosion shook a thirty story hotel building in San Diego, and nine construction workers were taken to the UCSD medical center burn unit. Many people felt the impact of the explosion and initially thought it was a terrorist attack. Many things can go wrong at a construction site and unfortunately that is what happened here. In this particular case, a gas leak from inside the hotel was the cause of the explosion. If you or a loved one has been injured at a construction site or burned in an explosion, please call us now at Rudman Law Firm, PLC at 1-800-ALAWPRO (1-800-252-9776) to speak with our experienced attorneys.
The accident happened around 2 pm and knocked out the northern part of the thirty story building. Four floors of the hotel were affected by the explosion. About four hundred workers were inside the hotel at the time and nine were severely injured. The nine workers had burns on over 35 percent of their bodies are receiving treatment at the medical center burn unit. Traffic was delayed for more than three hours and firefighters came to extinguish the flames. Investigators are saying that the electrical spark from the boilers might have ignited the explosion.
Construction sites are the scenes of many accidents. From slip and falls to forklift accidents, many things can go wrong at these work sites. Unfortunately, even the most careful of workers are capable in getting into an accident. Have you or a loved one been involved in one of these construction accidents in Southern California? If you have, please give us a call at the law office of Rudman Law Firm, PLC at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) now. Help is just one phone call away and we can get what you rightly deserve.
