Firefighters, widow sue over explosion

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SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. (AP) — The widow of a Wisconsin volunteer firefighter is suing over an explosion that killed her husband this summer.

Abby Barr filed her lawsuit on Thursday, the same day that authorities said no one would face charges in the blast that injured 11 other people and leveled a city block in Sun Prairie.

Barr’s husband, Cory Barr, was killed in the July 10 explosion that destroyed a bar he owned. Police on Thursday announced that they would not be charging anyone over the explosion, which leveled a city block.

Two other firefighters who were injured, Ryan Welch and Greg Pavlik, also filed lawsuits Thursday.

WKOW-TV reports the lawsuits name VC Tech, Bear Communications, USIC Locating Services and WE Energies as defendants.

WE Energies spokesman Brendan Conway says the Milwaukee-based company has not received or reviewed the lawsuits, but does not comment on pending litigation.