Olympia woman dies from propane tank explosion

Published 9:07 am Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Associated Press

OLYMPIA, Wash. — A woman who was burned in a propane tank explosion at her home Friday in Olympia has died of her injuries at a Seattle hospital.

She’s identified by the King County medical examiner’s office as Kathleen Gillespie.

Fire officials told The Olympian she had been cooking inside her home on a propane barbecue.

One 5-gallon propane tank had exploded and others were leaking and burning when firefighters arrived early Friday at the home.

The woman was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.