EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The El Paso Fire Department has completed its investigation into the Sun Metro fire and explosion that killed two people and injured six others on Feb. 11 at the transit agency’s Operations Center, a City spokesperson said.
The Fire Department’s investigation into the incident at 10151 Montana Ave. was completed on May 13, a City spokesperson said.
The City is also continuing with debris removal and that is expected to be completed in August.
The site has also been turned back over to Sun Metro.
“While the Fire Department’s portion of the investigation concluded in mid-May, additional reviews by City staff and other involved parties continued during that time,” the City spokesperson said in a written statement.
Phase 1 of debris removal began on April 14, on the south side of the facility and was paused in May to allow Fire Department and third-party investigations to be completed, the City spokesperson said.
In the meantime, staff finalized the plan for Phase 2 (the north side of the facility) on June 24. This phase required additional structural “shoring,” which was completed on July 10.
The temporary scaffolding that was installed immediately after the incident to stabilize the structure is currently being removed. That process is expected to be completed later this month.
Full debris removal is scheduled to resume at the end of July and is projected to be completed in August, barring any unforeseen delays, the City spokesperson said.
To date, no lawsuits have been filed against the City in connection with this incident, the spokesperson said.
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