CARDIFF, Idaho – The victims of the gas station explosion on Sept. 11 in Cardiff have been identified.
According to a spokesperson from Clearwater County, the two victims are Brandon Cook, 53, from Orofino, and Wesley Lineberry, 62, from Pierce. The Clearwater County Sheriff’s Office has contacted the families of the victims to provide notification.
, causing severe injuries to two people who were transported by air ambulance to a hospital.
Clearwater County officials reported that emergency services were dispatched around 3 p.m. on Wednesday to the Cardiff gas station on Highway 11. The two injured individuals were flown to a hospital with severe burns. Initially, fire crews believed there might be additional victims inside the structure; it .
