Posted on 08/10/2022 11:29:35 PM PDT by Morgana
New aerial video shows the scale of devastation caused by an explosion at a house in southern Indiana on Wednesday morning that killed at least three people and damaged as many as 39 homes.
The blast was reported around 1 p.m. in the 1000 block of North Weinbach Avenue in Evansville and had a 100-foot blast radius, officials said, which completely leveled one house where the explosion occurred, split another in half and heavily damaged dozens of others.
Resident Drew Slader, who lived nearby, told local news outlets that he was sitting on his couch when the force of the blast threw him several feet. He shared video from inside his damaged home that showed broken window frames and kitchen cabinets hanging from the wall.
A total of 39 houses were damaged by the explosion, but Evansville Fire Department Chief Mike 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.'
At least 11 of the 39 homes damaged in the explosion are 'uninhabitable,' Connelly told the Evansville Courier & Press.
'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, David Anson, chief deputy coroner for Vanderburgh County, told The Associated Press.
Evansville Police Department spokeswoman Sgt. Anna Gray said at least one other injury was reported and that victim was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
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Cooking meth?
Or natural gas leak...
My first thought was natural gas leak but no one has reported smelling gas as of yet.
Cooking drugs, gasline, bomb making. I hope we see a follow up, that tells the truth.
A drone video changes everything.
One of the pictures is captioned:
“Ron Ryan carries his Chihuahuas, Molly, 14, left, and Fifi, 13,”
That’s the first time I’ve seen ages listed for dogs and it was good for a chuckle. They even made sure to identify each dog by name, left and right. No age or name for the unseen guinea pig?
Yes-Yes-Yes.
”ELWOOD !!! DON’T LIGHT THAT CIG...
The gas company has in recent years been replacing gas lines going into houses in my neighborhood as a preemptive measure to avoid situations like this. It’s scary to think of how many older homes may still have old rotted out gas lines getting ready to blow.
Walter White was unavailable for comment.
NG or meth. Meth is a big thing down there.
My town had a gas leak explosion in the 1990s. The gas leaked into the basement from a crack in an old line under the sidewalk. No one noticed the smell. When the furnace kicked on, a large 2 story story building was leveled and killed the occupants. It blew some of the windows out of my house. I was 9 houses away from the one that exploded.
Where I live to damage 39 house many square miles would have to be covered.
I say meth cooking. Just by observing all the white trash neighborhoods. This is one. And yes, the White House occupied by Biden, is white trash.
There was a home a few miles from me that blew up several years ago and severely damaged about a half dozen more. Turned out it was an attempted murder-suicide.... husband had cut into a natural gas line in the basement and when the wife opened the front door and turned a light switch on, it went kaboom. She fortunately survived without getting hurt too seriously.
Y’all missin’ a big potential cause for the explosion - a still. When I was kid I saw a house that had been blown apart by a still.
But nothing like this. I gotta go with “workplace accident” at a bomb factory.
I’m going with an electric car ... just stir things up.
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