Two days after an explosion and fire killed two Texas men at a southeastern New Mexico oil refinery, one of the injured survivors has filed a lawsuit that details the cause - a welding accident on a large tank partially filled with tar.
Plaintiff Juan Carlos Hermosillo of Hobbs sustained multiple fractures to both arms, a broken hip and back and facial cuts in Tuesday's explosion at Navajo Refinery in Artesia.
The 24-year-old Hermosillo, also known as Elias Aleman, remains in intensive care at a hospital in Lubbock, Texas.
Officials with Navajo Refinery and its parent company, Dallas-based Holly Corporation, didn't immediately return telephone messages seeking comment.
Another defendant, Total Safety Incorporated, also hasn't responded to requests for comment.
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