Thursday, August 1, 2019

Kentucky gas explosion: 1 dead, others injured | Lexington Herald Leader

Kentucky gas explosion: 1 dead, others injured | Lexington Herald Leader: A woman died and several others were injured in a gas explosion early Thursday morning in Lincoln County, authorities said.

The explosion occurred around 1:20 a.m. in between Junction City and Hustonville and flames shot up 300 feet in the air, according to Lincoln County Emergency Management director Don Gilliam.

Lisa Denise Derringer, 58, was killed, the Lincoln County coroner’s office told WKYT. An autopsy is scheduled for Thursday, Kentucky State Police Trooper Robert Purdy said. Her daughter, Candy Ellis, wrote on Facebook that her mother called her in her last moments.

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