RJ Sangosti, Denver Post file
A home at 6312 Twilight Ave. in Firestone was destroyed April 17, 2017, by an explosion that was linked to gas seeping into the home from a cut-off underground pipeline. 
By RJ Sangosti | rsangosti@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
PUBLISHED: | UPDATED:
Getting your player ready...
Contractors working for the state to determine whether nearby oil and gas operations contributed to a fatal home explosion on April 17. Anadarko Petroleum plans after the fatal explosion until testing is completed. .
RJ Sangosti, Denver Post fileThe site of a fatal house explosion on April 27, 2017 in Firestone.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostA man working for Colorado Oil and Gas Commission runs test outside a fatal house explosion on April 27, 2017 in Firestone. Anadarko Petroleum plans to shut down 3,000 wells in northeastern Colorado after the fatal explosion.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostCrews investigate a fatal house explosion on April 27, 2017 in Firestone. Anadarko Petroleum plans to shut down 3,000 wells in northeastern Colorado after the fatal explosion.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostSeveral gas wells are near homes in the Oak Meadows subdivision where there was a recent fatal house explosion on April 27, 2017 in Firestone.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostA gas well is covered by tan fencing is less than 200 feet from a home where crews continue to investigate a fatal house explosion on April 27, 2017 in Firestone. Anadarko Petroleum plans to shut down 3,000 wells in northeastern Colorado after the fatal explosion.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostA gas well, on the left, covered by tan fencing is less than 200 feet from a home where crews continue to investigate a fatal house explosion on April 27, 2017 in Firestone.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostCrews investigate the site of the house explosion that killed two men and severely injured a woman in Firestone on April 27, 2017.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostHeather Sawlidi, with her son Sebastian, 1, stands outside her home five houses down from a fatal house explosion on April 27, 2017 in Firestone. Sawlidi is still scared and upset over the explosion. "It is hard to make my kids feel safe after something like this happens" said, Sawlidi. Anadarko Petroleum plans to shut down 3,000 wells in northeastern Colorado after the fatal explosion.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostCrews continue to investigate a fatal house explosion on April 27, 2017 in Firestone. Anadarko Petroleum plans to shut down 3,000 wells in northeastern Colorado after the fatal explosion.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostCrews investigate a fatal house explosion on April 27, 2017 in Firestone. Anadarko Petroleum plans to shut down 3,000 wells in northeastern Colorado after the fatal explosion.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostHeather Sawlidi stands outside a fatal house explosion on April 27, 2017 in Firestone. Sawlidi is still scared and upset over the explosion. "It is hard to make my kids feel safe after something like this happens" said, Sawlidi. Anadarko Petroleum plans to shut down 3,000 wells in northeastern Colorado after the fatal explosion.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostOil and gas crews work on a rig about a mile north of the Oak Meadows subdivision where there was a recent fatal house explosion, on April 27, 2017 in Firestone.
RJ Sangosti, Denver Post file
1 of 12
The site of a fatal house explosion on April 27, 2017 in Firestone.
Expand