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Federal Agents Search Rubble From Pueblo Blast
One Woman Killed In Explosion; 7 More Hurt
POSTED: 11:51 am MST November 17, 2008
UPDATED: 1:56 pm MST November 17, 2008
PUEBLO, Colo. -- Federal agents are sifting through the rubble of two Pueblo businesses that were leveled by an explosion that killed a woman.John Hageman of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said investigators still haven't determined the cause of the Thursday explosion.Ashley R. Johnson, 22, was killed and seven people were injured in the blast. The Branch Inn restaurant and A Classic Boutique were destroyed.
One victim, 74-year-old Eugene "Geno" Roney, was in critical condition at a Pueblo hospital. He spent more than four hours trapped in the rubble.Hageman said investigators have removed about 15 percent of the debris. A crane is scheduled to arrive Monday to help with the excavation.
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