A lawsuit seeking $1,000,000.00 in damages has been filed in the 135th District Court of DeWitt County. Plaintiffs for the case names the widow and minor children of 41-year-old Larry Kevin Hendricks of Beeville, who tragically lost his life May 17, 2024, in the explosion at the Advantek Waste Management Services L.L.C. oilfield saltwater disposal plant.
The massive explosion led to the evacuation of Westhoff residents as firefighters from Westhoff, Nixon, Yorktown, and Cuero labored for hours to put out the blaze and secure the area after the explosion.
Defendants named in the lawsuit are Advantek Waste Management Services, LLC; Advantek Eagleford, LLC; Drillwell, LLC., Total Safety U.S., Inc; Trillium OTR, LLC; and Victor Blanco individually.
Curtis Wayne Fitzgerald, II from Corpus Christi, Texas is the attorney representing the Hendrick family. Attorneys for the defendants are Edward J. Hennessy, Chaz Klaes, Kevin Robinowitz of Dallas, Texas.
The DeWitt County Justice of the Peace ordered an autopsy for Larry Kevin Hendricks, and the investigation into the explosion’s cause is ongoing. Larry Kevin Hendricks, aged 41, died on Friday, May 17, 2024. Born on July 3, 1982, he leaves behind his wife, Charlotte Hendricks of Beeville; sons, Tristan Hendricks of Joaquin and Mikah Hendricks of Beeville; and daughter, Avery Hendricks of Beeville.