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State Fire Marshal Sterling Lewis has released the names of the four people who were killed in the gas station explosion Tuesday.
The people who died in the explosion were Frederick Allen Burroughs, 51, of Cool Ridge, a volunteer firefighter and Raleigh County building inspector; Craig Lawrence Dorsey, 24, of MacArthur, a volunteer firefighter and EMT.
Injured was Donnie Caldwell, 71, of Cool Ridge, was taken to Charleston Area Medical Center’s General Hospital. Caldwell worked as a volunteer firefighter.
Also killed were Jeffrey Lee Treadway, 21, of Beckley, and Glenn Ray Bennett, 44, of Beckley, who were both working on the propane tanks.
Injured include Donna Meadows, 45, of Cool Ridge, was working as a manager at the store, when it exploded. Patricia Mullens, 37, of Flat Top, worked at the Little General store. Joyce Walker, 63, of Odd, and Leta Farley, 41, of Flat Top, both worked at the Godfather's Pizza inside the store. All four women are at Cabell-Huntington Hospital.
Five patients still remain in the hospital.
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