Federal Agents Search Rubble Of Fatal Pueblo Blast
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Updated: 2:34 PM Nov 17, 2008
Federal Agents Search Rubble Of Fatal Pueblo Blast
Ashley R. Johnson, 22, was killed in the explosion. Her funeral is planned for Thursday at George McCarthy Funeral Home, located at 401 Broadway Ave.
Posted: 9:48 AM Nov 17, 2008
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Federal agents are sifting through the rubble of two Pueblo businesses that were leveled by an explosion that killed one person.

John Hageman of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said Sunday investigators still haven't determined the cause of the Thursday explosion.

Twenty-two-year-old Ashley R. Johnson was killed and seven people were injured in the blast. The Branch Inn restaurant and A Classic Boutique were destroyed.

Johnson's funeral is planned for Thursday at George McCarthy Funeral Home, located at 401 Broadway Ave.

One victim, 74-year-old Eugene "Geno" Roney, was in critical condition at a Pueblo hospital. He spent more than four hours trapped in the rubble.

Hageman says investigators have removed about 15 percent of the debris. A crane is scheduled to arrive Monday to help with the excavation.

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Posted by: David Location: Colorado Springs on Nov 17, 2008 at 12:58 PM

While they're still searching for answers in this incident, as far as I know there has still been no announcement of a cause in the apartment building fire on Rockrimmon Blvd in Colorado Springs a couple of months ago. Is this going to be forgotten or will they even come up with a cause?
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