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The Bozeman Explosion
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Bozeman commissioners allocate nearly $1M to property owners affected by explosion
Posted 4:11 PM 3/9/2010 by Dan Boyce
Bozeman Commissioners divied out nearly $1 million in federal grants to property owners affected by the March 5, 2009 downtown explosion.
The biggest chunk of the grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development goes to the F&H Building, which will replace the space formerly (More) • Video (1)
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Bozeman explosion: City gathers for moment of silence on one-year anniversary
Posted 8:24 AM 3/8/2010 by Erin Yeykal
One year, one hour and 48 minutes after a natural gas explosion that toppled several downtown Bozeman buildings and ignited half a block of Main Street in a fire that would burn for almost a day, the Bozeman community treaded through wet streets to gather at the site and mark the one-year (More) • Video (1)
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Montana Trails Gallery sues NW Energy over Bozeman explosion
Posted 7:27 AM 3/8/2010 by Beth Saboe
Another lawsuit is filed claiming NorthWestern Energy and one of its senior managers is responsible for the March 5, 2009 explosion.
On Thursday, Steve Zabel, owner of the Montana Trails Gallery, filed his civil suit against the utility company for negligence.
He joins 10 other (More)
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Bozeman explosion: NW Energy talks about safety, customer satisfaction
Posted 7:26 AM 3/8/2010 by John Sherer
A year after the fatal natural gas explosion in downtown Bozeman, NorthWestern Energy is facing numerous lawsuits, but the company says its lines and Bozeman are safe.
As the one-year anniversary of the explosion draws closer, NorthWestern Energy spokeswoman Claudia Rapkoch talk (More)
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MT PSC: NW Energy misread map, delaying shut-off of natural gas during explosion
Posted 5:34 PM 3/4/2010 by Beth Saboe
Nearly a year after March 5 explosion in downtown Bozeman, state officials are saying NorthWestern Energy crews misread a map of the utility company's pipes in downtown, causing a delay in shutting off the natural gas leak that continued to fuel a large fire after the blast.
The Montana (More)
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Bozeman explosion: How social media kept people informed
Posted 5:31 PM 3/4/2010 by Erin Yeykal
On the morning of March 5, 2009 Philip Downer and David Howlett at Manifest Creative in Four Corners had just sat down to check their social media profiles when they heard the news - there was an explosion in downtown Bozeman. It was too early in the moments after the blast for newspaper or (More) • Video (1)
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Bozeman explosion: First responders remember the day
Posted 6:31 PM 3/3/2010 by Adam Bell
On Friday a year will have passed since the unthinkable happened in downtown Bozeman.
Firefighters and police spend many hours each year preparing for possible disasters, and on March 5, 2009 that training was put into action. Each year, first responders train for worst case scenarios (More)
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Bozeman Explosion: In the first minutes
Posted 8:30 PM 3/2/2010 by Dan Boyce
Nearly a year after the downtown Bozeman explosion, the gaping hole on East Main Street has become a part of the local landscape.
The story of the city's biggest catastrophe has moved into our shared history. But during the 8 o'clock hour of March 5, 2009, half a city block (More) • Video (1)
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Looking back: Lawsuits filed in wake of Bozeman explosion
Posted 7:49 AM 3/1/2010 by Beth Saboe
In one week, the community of Bozeman will mark the one-year anniversary of the downtown explosion with a moment of silence. Meanwhile, NorthWestern Energy has been dealing with the deafening sound of a growing number of lawsuits that blame the utility company for the blast.
As the dust (More)
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Looking back: One year passes since Bozeman explosion
Posted 3:54 PM 2/26/2010 by Beth Saboe
As we approach the one year anniversary of the downtown Bozeman explosion, Z7 news will be taking a look back at the devastating events that unfolded on March 5, 2009 and the days that followed.
At about 8:12 a.m. on the morning of March 5, 2009, Bozeman suffered one (More) • Video (1)
