An investigation into the death of Raymond Feige, 59, preliminarily found he had been welding on the sludge vessel before the blast Saturday, sources said. Methane from sewage may have got trapped ...

One of the workers, a 59-year-old man who was welding the hull on the barge during ... assess the methane levels, and address sludge and oil in the water. The cause of the explosion is being ...