Insurer sues to avoid covering fatal extraction blast
An affiliate of insurance company Travelers is suing to decline coverage for a fatal 2023 explosion which investigators found was likely related to butane "honey oil" extraction. Four died in the blast and ensuing fire.
The insurer is asking for a ruling that it is not responsible for defending the defendants -- operators and the landlord -- in subsequent lawsuits. The insurance policy covering the facility explicitly excludes cannabis processing. The defendants, who appear not to have held cannabis licenses, could not be reached for comment.
After the Baldwin Park (Los Angeles Co.) accident, company Weg Industrial . . .
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