![]() ![]() ![]() “The lives of three firefighters – public servants – were forever changed by this explosion.”Ītmos, as well as the apartment complex and its owners – Mountain Creek Apts., LP, Odin Properties, Odin Management – did not respond to requests for comment. Stogner, the firefighters’ lead attorney, said in a statement. “This pattern of unsafe, hazardous practices must stop,” Brant J. The firefighters are also suing to get $100 million in damages from Atmos and the apartment complex, saying their "gross negligence" created the circumstances for the explosion. They’re looking to get more than $1 million from Atmos and the apartment complex owners for their medical expenses, lost wages, permanent injuries and other damages. Each of them suffered severe injuries from the explosion – injuries they’re still dealing with today – and their attorneys say it was all preventable. Follow her on Twitter t the latest headlines for metro Detroit every morning in your mailbox by signing up for our daily briefings newsletter.Three Dallas firefighters are suing Atmos Energy and the owners and managers of the Highland Hills apartment complex, which exploded last year because of a gas leak. ![]() More: Judge rules past act admissible in Morrow murder trial this monthĬontact reporter Susan Bromley at or 51. More: Culver's Restaurant in Wixom fined for violating child labor laws We will be working with other authorities locally and nationally to investigate.” But out of an abundance of caution, explosive-detection dogs were sent to check the stores. “In the other threats, they were not credible. “We’ve seen similar things happen in different parts of the country,” Bouchard said. Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard believes the threats may be part of a larger effort to disrupt the retailer. No explosives were found in the Oakland County stores and they were expected to reopen in the afternoon. The stores were evacuated and deputies responded to each location with explosive-detection K-9s. with a man "threatening to blow up the store unless a cash ransom was paid." Adams Road received phone calls at about 11 a.m. He later learned Walmarts in other communities were being threatened in a similar manner, including White Lake and Rochester Hills in Oakland County.Īccording to the Oakland County Sheriff's Office, the White Lake Walmart store at 9190 Highland Road and the Rochester Hills Walmart at 2500 S. A sweep of the store located no explosives, and after about three hours, the scene was cleared and the store was reopened for business.īialy said the investigation continues and federal authorities will be called in if deemed necessary. Instead, police responded to the store, evacuated everyone in it, closed off the parking lot and called in bomb-detecting dogs. ![]() "He gave us a phone number and arranged for a dropoff point, but that never happened," Bialy said. The man demanded $5,000 in ransom or he would detonate the bomb. stating that he had placed an explosive device in the Walmart store at 45555 Michigan Ave. Walmart stores in Canton, White Lake and Rochester Hills were evacuated Monday after a man threatened to blow up the locations with bombs.Ĭanton Township Police Captain Joseph Bialy said an unknown male called in a threat around 7:30 a.m. ![]()
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