Court documents reveal more details about a house explosion that killed a volunteer firefighter earlier this year in Sterling, Virginia.
Roger Bentley, a former employee of agricultural retailer Southern States Cooperative, was indicted on charges of involuntary manslaughter, “unlawful release of hazardous materials, namely, liquified petroleum gas” and related charges, Loudoun County officials said Tuesday.
A leak from a 500-gallon underground propane tank caused the explosion that destroyed the house on Silver Ridge Drive on Feb. 16 and killed 45-year-old Trevor Brown, the Loudoun County Combined Fire and Rescue System said. Eleven first responders were hurt. Two people who lived at the home got out before the blast, but suffered minor injuries…