Hillsboro, Ohio (WXIX) -The mother of a man who was killed on November 28, 2023 at a car repair shop at the Hillsboro explosion expresses her grief and frustration after the explosion was recently unveiled.
Tisha Berry lost her son David Beaver at the explosion at Jimbo's Auto repair.
The explosion was caused by “a break to a crowded liquid propanzy cylinder”, the fire and explosion investigation agency of the fire and explosion lessons in Ohio learned.
The investigators said on Thursday that they found that the tank was bought from Dance at Dance's Steel and Farm Supply from Dance, which led to several federal civil injuries.
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Berry says that it comes for a long time that the cause was for a long time.
“Everything was devastating, you know,” said Berry. “Everything was a waiting. I mean to identify my son myself. “
It took almost 16 months for the explosion to be unveiled.
“It will never disappear. I will always mourn. “
Berry's son, together with Cameron Boatman and Tim Furbee, was killed in the explosion, according to the Highland County Coroner.
“I feel drained,” said Berry. “I even look like another person because I'm so drained.”
The investigators found a liquid propane tank in the heart of Jim's auto repair.
They said it showed signs of overcrowding and a break that had released explosive gas.
“The report is devastating,” said Berry. “I can watch it for a few minutes and have to go a little. I have the feeling that it has been ready for a long time and that we should have had months and months ago. “
After the investigators had learned who filled the tank, the investigators found that the cause was probably an employee of dance steel and farm supply.
“I want the public know that there is a right way to fill propane tanks, a safe way to do this, says Berry. And everything should have been done at the beginning. I mean, that's how the guidelines should be. “
Berry says, before the report came out, she didn't want to submit an indictment.
“You know, I never wanted someone to be persecuted because I don't have the feeling that one of them will bring one of the boys back,” says Berry. “But now see through the reports and see the reports and what actually happened? I don't know. I don't know if someone should be charged or not. “
Since the public prosecutor's office of the Highland County does not take over any cases of offense, the case was transferred to the Hillsboro City Law Director, who checked the investigation of the firefighter and leaned on the employee.
“It annoys me because my son had a woman and two children who now have to grow up without their father, and it's not right,” says Berry.
A study by an engineer led to the expert opinion that not only the tank was overcrowded, but should not be filled.
If this were not the case, this explosion would not have happened.
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