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from the executive director’s desk

Assitant US Attorney Announces Charges

Against U-Haul and Its Employee
U -Haul and Employee Charged with mandatory minimum term of 1 year of probation,

Violations of Hazardous Materials
a $3,000,000 fine, and a special assessment of
Regulations in Fatal Explosion
$2,400 Miguel Rivera faces 15 years in prison,
PHILADELPHIA – First Assistant

supervised release,
United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier a 3-year period of
Williams announced that U-Haul Company of a $500,000 fine
Pennsylvania and Miguel Rivera, the general and a $200 special
manager of U-Haul’s Hunting Park location, assessment
were charged today with violating hazardous The case was
materials regulations One of the alleged investigated by
violations led to two fatalities the Department of
The six-count indictment alleges the Transportation Office
defendants violated United States Department of of Inspector General,
Transportation regulations related to classifying, the Federal Bureau uLisa Hillu
handling, and packaging hazardous materials of Investigation,
The indictment further alleges that defendants and the Bureau of
filled two propane cylinders on June 29, 2014, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, with
and that one of those cylinders ruptured on July assistance from the Philadelphia Police and
1, 2014 while attached to a food truck parked the Philadelphia Fire Department It is being
on a Philadelphia public street The indictment prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney
alleges the escaping propane ignited and briefly Elizabeth
enveloped the food truck in a fireball, leading Abrams
to the deaths of two people and grave injury to An indictment, information, or criminal
others nearby complaint is an accusation A defendant is
If convicted, U-Haul Company of presumed innocent unless and until proven
Pennsylvania faces a maximum possible guilty ■
sentence of 5 years of probation, with a

Please follow all laws and codes in

place to ensure your safety and the

safety of your customers.

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