Johnson County man killed in explosion
SHAWNEE, Kan. (AP) A 23-year-old man is dead after an explosion at a Johnson County, Kan., excavation and tree removal company.
Shawnee Fire Marshal Corey Sands said his department received a call about an industrial accident. When fire crews arrived they found Nicholas Jerde dead and evidence of an explosion.
Sands said Jerde was using an acetylene torch to open frozen valves on a vacuum truck when it ignited vapor inside the truck's tank.
The Occupational Safety Health Administration was called to investigate the incident.
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