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Trial Begins For Todd Perkins In 4-Plex Explosion In Denver’s Baker Neighborhood
Fire investigators found a gas container near the explosion and three places where gas lines were opened, authorities said.
DENVER (CBS4)– The trial for the man accused in the explosion that destroyed homes on Santa Fe Drive between 3rd and 4th Avenues in August 2018 began Tuesday morning. Todd Norman Perkins, 57, was injured in the explosion and hospitalized.
Nine people were hurt, one critically, on Aug. 14, 2018. Perkins was a handyman for the building and lived in a trailer near the property. Investigators identified Perkins as a suspect in the explosion after it happened.
Todd Perkins (credit: Denver Fire)
