▁their ▁children , ▁to ▁help ▁with ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁Christmas ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁the ▁families ▁were ▁still ▁very ▁dist ress ed . ▁Mil w au kee ' s ▁state ▁representative , ▁Pedro ▁Col ón , ▁has ▁said ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁no ▁laws ▁in ▁Wisconsin ▁requiring ▁the ▁ins pection ▁of ▁prop ane ▁t anks , ▁and ▁is ▁now ▁pushing ▁for ▁ad option ▁of ▁such ▁laws . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁law suit ▁went ▁to ▁trial ▁in ▁Mil w au kee . ▁After ▁four ▁weeks ▁of ▁trial , ▁R ex n ord ▁was ▁found ▁to ▁be ▁primarily ▁at ▁fault ▁for ▁the ▁explos ion ▁and ▁J . M . ▁B ren nan ▁was ▁not ▁li able ▁for ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁dam ages . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁F alk ▁Corporation ▁Stat ement ▁issued ▁by ▁R ex n ord ▁in ▁the ▁immediate ▁after math ▁of ▁the ▁explos ion ▁Gallery ▁of ▁images ▁taken ▁on ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁bl ast ▁- ▁from ▁the ▁Mil w au kee ▁Journal ▁S entin el ▁PDF ▁copy ▁of ▁the ▁law suit ▁file d ▁against ▁B ren nan ▁PDF ▁copy ▁of ▁R ex n ord ' s ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁law suit ▁ ▁Category : Ex pl os ions ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Category : 2 0 0 6 ▁dis aster s ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : 2 0 0 6 ▁industrial ▁dis aster s ▁Category : History ▁of ▁Mil w au kee ▁Category : G as ▁explos ions ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States