BASSETT — An accident at a building web site claimed the lifetime of a 43-year-old Atkinson man on Monday.
Ryan Keogh was killed in an explosion east of Bassett that additionally destroyed a brand new dwelling beneath building.
Bassett Fireplace Chief Jim Stout instructed the Holt County Unbiased in O’Neill that, at 8:33 a.m. Monday, firefighters had been dispatched to the report of an explosion and smoke coming from the positioning of a brand new home beneath building about 6 miles east and a couple of miles south of Bassett.
Stout stated when firefighters arrived on scene, the house had been blown to items and was on hearth. Firefighters extinguished the flames and initiated a seek for survivors.
Stout stated Keogh was engaged on the home when the explosion occurred. He was believed to be the one particular person on the web site on the time.
Whereas Stout stated the precise reason for the explosion and hearth is beneath investigation by the Nebraska State Fireplace Marshal’s workplace, building on the brand new home, owned by Monte and Stacy Strelow, was practically full and the home was hooked as much as propane. Stout stated the Newport Volunteer Fireplace Division assisted the Bassett division on the scene.
Keogh was a longtime firefighter and EMT for the Atkinson Fireplace Division and served as chief of the division up till the final couple of years.
“Ryan was very skilled in his job as hearth chief and chief of the fireplace preventing neighborhood of Holt County. His management and devotion to his neighborhood will probably be significantly missed,” stated former O’Neill Fireplace Chief Terry Miles.
Companies for Keogh will probably be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Religion Group Church in O’Neill. Burial will probably be in St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery in Atkinson. Visitation will probably be 4-8 p.m. Friday on the Atkinson Fireplace Corridor with a 7 p.m. prayer service.
Seger Funeral House of Atkinson is in control of the preparations.
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