Ghent Blast Cause Found

June 9, 2007 Virginia - Tests showed a faulty liquid withdrawal valve on a propane tank likely caused the propane leak that led to a fatal explosion at a Ghent convenience store in January, the federal Chemical Safety Board announced on Thursday. On Wednesday, a nondestructive test was conducted at a lab in West Virginia to try to determine what caused the Jan. 30 explosion at The Little General Store that left four people dead and five people severely injured. Investigators filled the propane tank ...