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Before the start of the 20th century, the area that became Plantation was part of the Everglades wetlands, regularly covered by 2–3 feet of water. [7] In 1855, Florida state passed the Internal Improvement Act and established the Internal Improvement Trust Fund, the trustees of which act as a government agency to oversee the management, sale, and development of state land.
On May 19, 2019, a gas explosion occurred at a house in Jeffersonville, Indiana, killing one and injuring two others. [41] On July 6, 2019, around 20 people were injured, two seriously, by an apparent gas explosion at The Fountains shopping plaza in Plantation, Florida, which caused extensive damage to it and surrounding buildings. [42]
On July 6, 2019, People's Gas, a division of Tampa Electric Company, [7] was accused of causing an explosion at a shopping center in Plantation, Florida, known as the Market on University. The allegations by plaintiff’s attorneys claim People's Gas failed to close and lock a gas line after a customer request dating back to December 2018.
Heart-pounding footage shows the moment a boat blew its top at a Florida marina, leaving one person dead and another five injured on Monday. The small boat exploded around 6 p.m. and then the fire ...
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An explosion of the gas was likely caused by an electrical spark, but the 6:40 am time likely prevented any injuries. [ 169 ] September 25 – A road construction machine ruptured an 18-inch Plantation Pipeline in Akron, Alabama , spilling more than 5,000 gallons of gasoline.
November 6 – A natural gas explosion destroyed a house, in Catskill (town), New York, on November 6. The house had not had active gas service since 1969. The explosion killed a woman in the house, seriously injured her daughter, and slightly injured two children in a neighboring house. Gas had escaped from a nearby cracked gas main. [87]
October 31 – Fairgrounds Coliseum explosion in Indianapolis, Indiana, killed 74. November 18 – Surfside Hotel Fire in Atlantic City, New Jersey, killed 25. November 23 – Golden Age Nursing Home fire in Fitchville, Ohio, killed 63. December 29 – Hotel Roosevelt fire in Jacksonville, Florida, killed 22.