Feb. 2, 2007
 
Dead, Injured Identified in Ghent Little General Propane Explosion
 
By HNN Staff
 
Ghent, WV (HNN) – State Fire Marshal Sterling Lewis has identified the dead and injured in the Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2007 explosion at the Little General Store on U.S. 19 in Ghent, in the extreme southern tip of Raleigh County.
 
The dead are:
 
Frederick Allen Burroughs, 51, of Cool Ridge, a county building code inspector and volunteer firefighter.
 
Jeffrey Lee Treadway, 21, of Beckley, a propane tank worker.
 
Craig Lawrence Dorsey, 24, of MacArthur, a volunteer firefighter and EMT.
 
Glenn Ray Bennett, 44, of Beckley, a propane tank worker.
 
The injured, according to Lewis, remained in critical condition – one at Charleston Area Medical Center, the other four at Cabell-Huntington Hospital:
 
Donnie Caldwell, 71, of Cool Ridge, a volunteer firefighter.
 
Joyce Walker, 63, of Odd, an employee of Godfather’s Pizza, located inside the convenience store.
 
Leta Farley, 41, of Flat Top, an employee of Godfather’s Pizza.
 
Patricia Mullens, 37, of Flat Top, a Little General employee.
 
Donna Meadows, 45, of Cool Ridge, the store manager.