Widow Sues Gas Companies After Propane Tank Explosion Kills Husband and Destroys Family Cottage

The widow of a man killed in an explosion and subsequent fire at the family home is now suing the companies she says are responsible for supplying the faulty propane tanks which caused the explosion.  According to court documents, in November 2023, Howard and Emily Zimmerman purchased “blue-topped propane tanks” from Antilles Gas Corporation, which delivered the items to the Zimmerman's Estate Tabor & Harmony home. Antilles Gas is named as a defendant in the wrongful death lawsuit, as is Suntech Group Inc. which does business as St. Thomas Gas Company. Five unnamed corporations, thought to be "distributors, manufacturers, installers, resellers, and maintainers of the defective propane gas tanks or component parts,” are also listed as defendants.  According to the civil complaint, filed last week, on the day of the explosion there were three tanks at the residence, which consisted of a main house and cottage connected to each other by a breezeway. The tanks were outside the cottage, u...