Update: fire at propane facility

Although initially reported as an explosion, this morning’s incident at the IXL Propane, Inc. facililty was actually a “fire with potential for an explosion,” according to Molalla Fire Department spokesperson Denise Everhart.
The fire started when an IXL worker was working on a truck in the shop, which is next door to an office rented by a [...]

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Explosion at propane facility

An explosion at the IXL Propane, Inc., facility on Industrial Way this morning resulted in one patient being transported with burn injuries.
According to Molalla Police Department spokesperson Scott Douglas, the explosion and subsequent fire occurred in a building at the propane complex while a truck loaded with propane was inside. The cause of the explosion [...]

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Tree trimmer dies on the job near Molalla

By Abby Sewell
Molalla Pioneer 
A 73-year-old tree topper died of an apparent heart attack while on the job at a remote forest location near Molalla yesterday.
According to the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office report, Ronald Feasel of Woodburn and his son Tony Feasel, 48, of Salem, were working as tree trimmers under contract with the Bureau of Land Management [...]

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