An explosion that tore through a West Park community back in December is still reverberating four months later, as neighbors say their lives have been upended and are suing to, they say, to hold those responsible accountable.
In three separate lawsuits, the neighbors say AmeriGas, the propane company that placed the tank outside the house that exploded, and the owners of the property share blame for an explosion that damaged not just their homes, but their peace of mind.
It happened a bit after midnight Dec. 19. Fire spread and debris rained down, leaving damage still evident today.
“Just having to get up to this every day, I dread getting up in the dark,” said Tangela Jordan, who is living with her mother in a house across the street behind window frames that are still boarded up.
“Just everything … I’m just really, really sick of it,” she said.
Her mother, Tommie Jordan, has lived in the house on SW 20th Street …