explosion kills 3, damages 39 other homes

[butters]

Three people were killed after a house exploded in Evansville, Indiana, on Wednesday, in a blast that damaged 39 other homes, officials said.
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Some of the homes were damaged so severely they were not safe to enter, and a search for more victims was not yet finished by Wednesday evening, he said.

The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives was also completing a blast analysis, Connelly said.
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Utility company CenterPoint Energy arrived and made the area of the blast safe, and Connelly said its equipment did not detect any natural gas but the cause of the explosion was still being determined.

that was some hell of a blast to damage 39 other homes as well as killing 3 people
wonder what caused it...
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crim...sedgntp&cvid=1906c234c1564b3c83c743eb28d5156f

 

[RobDownSouth]

that was some hell of a blast to damage 39 other homes as well as killing 3 people
wonder what caused it...
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crim...sedgntp&cvid=1906c234c1564b3c83c743eb28d5156f

Utility company said no traces of natural gas detected. I'm thinking leftover July 4th fireworks and/or meth lab.

 

[phrodeau]

Could have been a handful of flour.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dust_explosion

 

[butters]

Utility company said no traces of natural gas detected. I'm thinking leftover July 4th fireworks and/or meth lab.

aren't meth labs normally situated in fairly remote areas, though?

i don't know what caused it, obvs, but given its state it has me thinking of weapons caches and amateur bomb making

 

[butters]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crim...pc=U531&cvid=d1a149806b6646f1ec0a50a5a39c213a
explosion caught on tape

 

[RobDownSouth]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crim...pc=U531&cvid=d1a149806b6646f1ec0a50a5a39c213a
explosion caught on tape

Damn....blew half the roof 30 feet into the air!

 

[LukSkyFokker]

Was there a late model RV with Albuquerque plates rolling around that area?

 

[jaF0]

No real surprise here .....

Leaking gas line caused accidental explosion that killed 3 people and damaged 39 homes in Indiana, state officials say​

https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/ip3/www.cnn.com.icoCNN|25 minutes ago
A leaking gas line caused the accidental explosion that killed three people and damaged nearly 40 homes in August in Evansville, Indiana, the state Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday.

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[ll74]

I don't get how this is political nor why this isn't a surprise.??

 

[jaF0]

It isn't, but this is also sort of an overall news board for stuff that doesn't fit elsewhere.

It isn't because most people with brains suspected gas.

 

[ll74]

That's partially my fault because I read the original headline and then your post.