The Lemoore City Council ratified an emergency declaration and got an update on an explosion which killed one and destroyed a water tank last week during a special session Monday.
The June 21 explosion dumped 1.5 million gallons of water, threw a water tank 70 feet in the air, and caused a wave which took out solar panels, communication with the pump station and killed contractor Dion Jones, a 41-year-old father of three.
The council passed the declaration 4-0, with Mayor Jared Lyons absent from the special session.
The tank that ruptured in Lemoore held 1.5 million gallons of water. Gary Feinstein for The Sentinel