Wayne Furniture Store Explodes, Trapping Three Inside

2 trapped in rubble after Mich. store explodes
WAYNE, Mich. (AP) - A family-owned furniture store in suburban Detroit exploded and collapsed in what appeared to be a natural Gas Explosion Wednesday, trapping three people in the rubble. Rescuers pulled the store's owner from the debris and he was in critical condition, Wayne City Manager John Zech told a news conference. Search and rescue teams continued to hunt for two others, who police said are employees at the William C. Franks store. "They're dealing with a lot of debris," said Inkster...

Crews Search For 2 Trapped In Collapsed Mich. Store
A family-owned furniture store in suburban Detroit exploded and collapsed in what appeared to be a natural Gas Explosion Wednesday, trapping three people in the rubble. Rescuers pulled the store's owner from the debris and he is in critical condition, Wayne City Manager John Zech told a news conference. Search and rescue teams continued to hunt for two others, who police said are employees at the William C. Franks store. "They're dealing with a lot of debris,'' said Inkster Deputy Police Chief H...

2 trapped, another critical in Mich. store blast
WAYNE, Mich. (AP) - A family-owned furniture store in suburban Detroit exploded and collapsed in what appeared to be a natural Gas Explosion Wednesday, trapping three people in the rubble. Rescuers pulled the store's owner from the debris and he is in critical condition, Wayne City Manager John Zech told a news conference. Search and rescue teams continued to hunt for two others, who police said are employees at the William C. Franks store. "They're dealing with a lot of debris," said Inkster ...

Blast Levels Detroit-Area Store, Kills 2 Employees
A blast felt miles away leveled a Detroit-area furniture store, where crews rescued the owner from the rubble alive and searched for more than 12 hours before recovering the bodies of a salesman and a clerical worker who were killed in the suspected natural Gas Explosion. Wayne City Manager John Zech said rescuers using search dogs found the body of salesman James Zell, 64, of neighboring Westland, in the debris left by the Explosion at the store, located in downtown Wayne about 15 miles from De...

Blast Levels Detroit-Area Store, Kills 2 Employees
A blast felt miles away leveled a Detroit-area furniture store, where crews rescued the owner from the rubble alive and searched for more than 12 hours before recovering the bodies of a salesman and a clerical worker who were killed in the suspected natural Gas Explosion. Wayne City Manager John Zech said rescuers using search dogs found the body of salesman James Zell, 64, of neighboring Westland, in the debris left by the Explosion at the store, located in downtown Wayne about 15 miles from De...

Detroit-area man in critical condition after blast
WAYNE, Mich. (AP) - The owner of a suburban Detroit furniture store who was pulled from a burning building after a natural Gas Explosion destroyed his business, killed two people and injured two others remains in critical condition. University of Michigan Hospital spokeswoman Shantell Kirkendoll says Thursday that Paul Franks remains in the burn unit at the medical center in Ann Arbor. Wednesday's Explosion could be felt for miles and collapsed the store in Wayne, about 15 miles from Detroit, ...

Body pulled from explosion rubble near Detroit
WAYNE, Mich. (AP) - Workers pulled a man's body from the wreckage of a furniture store leveled by a suspected natural Gas Explosion on Wednesday and were still looking for a missing woman, Wayne City Manager John Zech said. Rescuers found the body of James Zell, 64, of Westland, about 7:15 p.m., and authorities notified his family, Zech said. Zell was a salesman at the store, located about 15 miles from Detroit. "We suspected somebody was in the office area. The dog hit on it," said Shawn Bell...

News bites: Transocean refuses to comply with subpoena request, natural gas explosion in Michigan and more
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2 workers killed in blast at Detroit-area store
WAYNE, Mich. — Rescue Workers spent all day and into the night combing through the pile of crumpled drywall, twisted metal and broken bits of couches, dining sets and dressers that was once William C. Franks Furniture store in the hope that two buried workers might be found alive, just as the store’s owner was. After more than 12 hours of searching, crews on Wednesday night instead recovered the bodies of a salesman and clerical worker who were killed in the natural Gas Explosion at ...

Two People Still Missing, Hundreds Evacuated After Michigan Explosion
What is this? A Firefighter surveys the damage after an apparent Gas Explosion at the William C. Franks furniture store today in Wayne, Mich. A Firefighter surveys the damage after an apparent Gas Explosion at the William C. Franks furniture store today in Wayne, Mich. As rescuers in Wayne, Mich., continue to search for two people believed trapped in the rubble, authorities have widened the Evacuation zone around a furniture store that was leveled earlier today by what's believed to have been a ...

Blast levels Detroit-area store, kills 2 employees
WAYNE, Mich. (AP) - A blast felt miles away leveled a Detroit-area furniture store, where crews rescued the owner from the rubble alive and searched for more than 12 hours before recovering the bodies of a salesman and a clerical worker who were killed in the suspected natural Gas Explosion. Wayne City Manager John Zech said rescuers using search dogs found the body of salesman James Zell, 64, of neighboring Westland, in the debris left by the Explosion at the store, located in downtown Wayne a...

2 workers killed in blast at Detroit-area store
WAYNE, Mich. (AP) — Rescue Workers spent all day and into the night combing through the pile of crumpled drywall, twisted metal and broken bits of couches, dining sets and dressers that was once William C. Franks Furniture store in the hope that two buried workers might be found alive, just as the store’s owner was. After more than 12 hours of searching, crews on Wednesday night instead recovered the bodies of a salesman and clerical worker who were killed in the Natural Gas explosio...

2 workers killed in blast at Detroit-area store
WAYNE, Mich. (AP) - Rescue Workers spent all day and into the night combing through the pile of crumpled drywall, twisted metal and broken bits of couches, dining sets and dressers that was once William C. Franks Furniture store in the hope that two buried workers might be found alive, just as the store's owner was. After more than 12 hours of searching, crews on Wednesday night instead recovered the bodies of a salesman and clerical worker who were killed in the natural Gas Explosion at the st...

Two People Still Missing, Hundreds Evacuated After Michigan Explosion
What is this? A Firefighter surveys the damage after an apparent Gas Explosion at the William C. Franks furniture store today in Wayne, Mich. A Firefighter surveys the damage after an apparent Gas Explosion at the William C. Franks furniture store today in Wayne, Mich. As rescuers in Wayne, Mich., continue to search for two people believed trapped in the rubble, authorities have widened the Evacuation zone around a furniture store that was leveled earlier today by what's believed to have been a ...

Two bodies found in Wayne furniture store wreckage
Armed with axes, earthmovers, cameras and their bare hands, crews searched all day and into the night with dogs, looking for two employees believed to be left in the rubble from a blast that had leveled the building at 9 a.m. By late Wednesday, both were found. First was the body of a 64-year-old store salesman and Westland resident. The other Victim, a female employee and also a Westland resident, was found about 10 p.m., Mayor Al Haidous said. Earl...

Bodies of two workers found after Wayne store explodes
Armed with axes, earthmovers, cameras and their bare hands, crews searched all day and into the night with dogs, looking for two employees believed to be left in the rubble from a blast that had leveled the building at 9 a.m. By late Wednesday, both were found. First was the body of a 64-year-old store salesman and Westland resident. The other Victim, a female employee and also a Westland resident, was found about 10 p.m., Mayor Al Haidous said. Earlie...

2 trapped in exploded Detroit store rubble
WAYNE, Mich. — A family-owned furniture store in suburban Detroit exploded and collapsed in what appeared to be a natural Gas Explosion Wednesday, trapping three people in the rubble. Rescuers pulled the store’s owner from the debris and he is in critical condition, Wayne City Manager John Zech told a news conference. Search and rescue teams continued to hunt for two others, who police said are employees at the William C. Franks store. "They’re dealing with a lot of debris," s...

Three Trapped After Furniture Store Explodes
Source: KWTX WAYNE, Mich. (December 29, 2010)--A massive Explosion Wednesday at a furniture store in southeast Michigan collapsed the building and left at least three people trapped. Wayne City Manager John Zech told WWJ-AM that fire crews were attempting to extricate the trapped Victims from the William C. Franks home furniture store in Wayne, about 15 miles west-southwest of Detroit. He said at least one person has been pulled from the collapsed building. The building's roof caved in complet...

Woman pulled from blast site, unclear if alive
WAYNE, Mich. (AP) - A City Official in Michigan says searchers have found a woman in the rubble after an explosion that leveled a furniture store. The suspected natural Gas Explosion Wednesday killed a store salesman and severely injured the owner. Wayne City Manager John Zech (ZEHK) says he doesn't know if the woman pulled out was alive. An ambulance with her inside raced from the scene about 10:30 p.m. Wednesday. Earlier Wednesday night, searchers found the body of a 64-year-old store sales...

Michigan Furniture Store Explosion Leaves 3 Trapped
WAYNE, Mich. — A massive Explosion at a furniture store in southeast Michigan has collapsed the building and left at least three people trapped. Wayne City Manager John Zech tells WWJ-AM that fire crews are attempting to extricate them from the William C. Franks home furniture store in Wayne, about 15 miles west-southwest of Detroit. He says at least one person has been pulled from the collapsed building. The building's roof has caved in completely onto the store, leaving rubble strewn a...

2 bodies found in Wayne store rubble, city mourns
One man has been identified as James Zell, 64, a longtime employee of the family-owned furniture store. The other body is that of a woman believed to be a secretary at the store. A third person, the store’s owner, Paul Frank, was airlifted yesterday to the University of Michigan, where even with improvement from yesterday, he remains in critical condition “It’s a very tragic day in the city of Wayne,” said Robert English on his first official day as c...

Local man nabbed in luggage blast
The FBI is slapping a Brockton man with federal charges for allegedly transporting ammunition without proper licensing after one of his suitcases exploded at Miami International Airport Tuesday, according to an affidavit filed yesterday. On Tuesday morning, Orville A. Braham, 37, boarded American Airlines [AMR] Flight 2585 at Logan International Airport bound for Miami with a Final Destination of Kingston, Jamaica, according to an FBI affidavit. Braham checked two bags and carried two bags on t...

Indiana earthquake: a 'very loud boom'
Debra Sholty was just opening up her business Thursday morning in Kokomo, Indiana, when a magnitude 4.2 Earthquake rumbled through the north-central part of the state. "It was like a huge Explosion under your feet," said Sholty, the owner of Hobson Cleaners. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake struck just before 8 a.m. ET and was three miles deep. Its Epicenter was located about 15 miles east-southeast of Kokomo, and 50 miles north of Indianapolis. Click here to cance...

Notorious Indian murder case shut
The investigation into the 2008 Murder of a well-known dentist's schoolgirl daughter has been closed by authorities in India for lack of evidence. Aarushi Talwar, 14, was found with her throat slit and a fatal head injury at home in a Delhi suburb. A man servant's body was found on the roof a day later. Police briefly detained her father, saying he murdered his daughter because she found out he was having an affair. Aarushi's parents told Indian media that they would not give up...

Bodies of 2 employees found in store
WAYNE, Mich., Dec. 30 (UPI) -- The bodies of two missing employees were found late Wednesday in the ruins of a Michigan furniture store leveled by a Gas Explosion, officials said. One was identified as John Zell, 64, of Westland, a salesman at William C. Franks Furniture in Wayne, The Detroit News reported. The other, a woman found later, was believed to be a secretary at the store, the newspaper said. The massive explosion occurred around the time the store opened for business at 9 a.m. Wednesd...