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Footage captures moment an Indiana home explodes leaving at least three dead and 39 homes damaged: ATF descends on scene where 'debris is strewn over a 100-foot radius'
daily mail ^ | 8/10/2022 | cavallier

Posted on 08/10/2022 5:05:04 PM PDT by RummyChick

Security footage captured the moment a massive house explosion killed three people and damaged at least 39 homes in the southern Indiana city of Evansville.

The blast was reported around 1 p.m. on Wednesday and had a 100-foot radius, Evansville Fire Department Chief Mike Connelly said. Police have shut down North Weinbach Avenue, where the explosion occurred, along with neighboring streets that could be seen strewn with debris.

A total of 39 houses were damaged by the explosion, but Connelly said the department has not confirmed how many of the houses were occupied when the explosion happened because 'some were too unstable to enter.'

'Debris is strewn over a 100-foot radius,' including 'typical construction materials' such as wooden boards, window glass and insulation, Connelly said.

Authorities are continuing their search of area, but Connelly warned there could be more victims.

The identities of the people who died would not be released until the next of kin has been notified, Dave Anson, chief deputy coroner for Vanderburgh County, told The Associated Press.

The cause of the explosion has not been determined, but the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are investigating.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


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KEYWORDS: batf; cookingmeth; evansville; halfwayhouse; indiana; meth; shakeandbake
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To: RummyChick

It’s not a halfway house any more! It’s all the way gone.


41 posted on 08/10/2022 5:48:29 PM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: Libloather

“It’s a Fixer-Upper!”


42 posted on 08/10/2022 5:52:04 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: RummyChick
39 homes in a 100 foot radius?   The person who wrote this article must have been using that meth.
43 posted on 08/10/2022 5:54:39 PM PDT by higgmeister ( In the Shadow of The Big Chicken)
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To: RummyChick

Wow, that’s huge! Curious about the cause.


44 posted on 08/10/2022 5:56:07 PM PDT by Rusty0604 (" When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat." -Ronald Reagan)
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To: Captain Peter Blood

The video doesn’t look like a gas explosion. It had more force like a high explosive blast. I’m no expert, though.


45 posted on 08/10/2022 5:58:46 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Inside every leftist is a blood-thirsty fascist yearning to be free of current societal constraints.)
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To: RummyChick

Saying it’s a gas leak.


46 posted on 08/10/2022 5:58:46 PM PDT by SkyDancer ( I make airplanes fly, what's your super power?)
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To: FarCenter

A lot more of a big ball of flame in that one which is what you’d expect in a gas explosion.

The one this thread is about begins with a powerful blast at the base with a very bright white flash with a little orange ball blowing out sideways then the upward explosion immediately overwhelms the initial blast with a large dark cloud of debris.

The NJ blast has no dark cloud at all. Just a large ball of flame then debris and a smaller light brown cloud of dust below the debris not above it.

That’s my two cents and I’ve never stayed at a Holiday Inn.


47 posted on 08/10/2022 6:06:02 PM PDT by TigersEye (The Democrat Party is criminal, unAmerican and illegitimate )
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To: Blood of Tyrants

I came to the same conclusion but I’m no expert either.


48 posted on 08/10/2022 6:07:54 PM PDT by TigersEye (The Democrat Party is criminal, unAmerican and illegitimate )
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To: RummyChick

Mostly Pieces Protestor make free speech choice bombs?


49 posted on 08/10/2022 6:08:30 PM PDT by Dead Dog
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To: RummyChick

Hillary Clinton deleting more emails?


50 posted on 08/10/2022 6:17:07 PM PDT by ConservaTexan (February 6, 1911/June 14, 1944)
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To: RummyChick

Yeah, that’s a classic gas leak, over pressure situation.


51 posted on 08/10/2022 6:18:47 PM PDT by VTenigma (Conspiracy theory is the new "spoiler alert")
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To: TexasGator

—”A Stupid Post Award!”

Oh my!
You will have to order extra photons to keep up with the crowds.


52 posted on 08/10/2022 6:19:31 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT (("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message)
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To: RummyChick

That was some major explosive, not some little meth lab. I’m a low-end landlord. While none of my renters have been cooking meth...that I know of...I know another landlord who has dealt with it a couple of times. You’re talking about a few gallons of chemicals. That explosion strikes me as more than a few gallons.

Okay, funny story. My friend Linda had a renter who had outstanding drug warrants. He had the front door open and was busy cooking meth in the kitchen. Two deputies showed up to serve the warrant. One deputy pokes his head in the door, sees what’s going on and motioned the other deputy to go to the back door. When the other deputy signaled, he was in place the first deputy stands in the door, knocks and says, “Howdy Kevin.” Kevin bolts out the back door where the second deputy trips him, lands on him and cuffs him. The deputy says, “That was pretty stupid, are you high?” Kevin said, “Nononono, I ain’t highhighhigh.”


53 posted on 08/10/2022 6:19:40 PM PDT by Gen.Blather (Wait! I said that out loud? )
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To: RummyChick

Curious how someone just happened to be hand holding a video to capture the explosion


54 posted on 08/10/2022 6:28:26 PM PDT by Reno89519 (FJB. Respect America, Embrace America, Buy American, Hire American.)
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To: Reno89519

It was from a business security cam


55 posted on 08/10/2022 6:29:05 PM PDT by RummyChick
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To: Valpal1

Well until they investigate it how would they know it isn’t a gas explosion? PLUS with all the federal Gestapo activity going around I wouldn’t put it past the feds to blow up some people they didn’t like and claim terrorists.


56 posted on 08/10/2022 6:35:35 PM PDT by from occupied ga (Your government is your most dangerous enemy - EVs a solution for which there is no problem)
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To: RummyChick

Halfway to Indianapolis.


57 posted on 08/10/2022 6:36:50 PM PDT by UNGN
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To: Valpal1

Maybe. Looking at the video I see black smoke. That’s kind of indicative of TNT or maybe just a lot of dust.


58 posted on 08/10/2022 6:42:31 PM PDT by from occupied ga (Your government is your most dangerous enemy - EVs a solution for which there is no problem)
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To: from occupied ga

Gas companies have pressure sensors and meters. A gas explosion shows immediately because of pressure changes when the user’s line has it’s valve blown off and gas is leaking out rapidly. Plus it stinks like Biden’s ass. Maybe there is an auto shut off where the customer’s line meets the main. Still, the gas company would know that the auto shut off engaged for that address.

Seems strange to me that if it was gas, they have announced that yet.


59 posted on 08/10/2022 6:59:47 PM PDT by Valpal1 (Not even the police are safe from the police!!!)
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To: from occupied ga

The very black smoke is what made me think not gas...


60 posted on 08/10/2022 7:00:57 PM PDT by Valpal1 (Not even the police are safe from the police!!!)
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