Family Sues Gas Company
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
-- Relatives of a Lamar couple who died in a
house fire three years ago are suing a gas company in federal
court.
The lawsuit alleges the gas company was negligent, leading to
the November 2000 fire. The suit seeks more than 400 thousand
dollars in damages.
The fire killed 73-year-old Wanda Callaham. Relatives who lived
nearby pulled her husband, Roy Callaham, from the burning house but
he died the following July of injuries suffered in the blaze.
Neighbors told authorities they heard an explosion prior to
noticing the fire.
The lawsuit contends that Reliant Energy Arkla failed to
properly maintain its natural gas transportation line system and
skirted safety procedures in violation of state law.
Posted by Mike Hellgren
