[_Jim]

Posted for those unable to find the reference I made earlier to this post by circlecity:

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I live about 3 miles from the explosion and it certainly woke me up at 11:13 last night.

I thought someone had ran a car into the front of our home because the house shook.

My son is a nurse and one of his nurse collegues owned the house that exploded.

She had been having trouble with her gas heat all week and Citizens gas had been out working on her gas lines just three or four days before the explosion.

She was gone from home since Thursday night and not home when the explosion occured. Thus, it certainly appears to be a gas explosion.

She did, however, get a call from police asking if she had any enemies or anyone who might want to do something like this to her but I think they are just covering all the bases for the inevitable lawsuits which will be forthcoming.

39 posted on Sun Nov 11 2012 17:36:20 GMT-0600 (Central Standard Time) by circlecity

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2958364/posts?q=1&;page=1

[Moonman62]

This seems to be more powerful than a typical gas leak explosion. The only similar explosion I can remember was when there was a gas leak that ignited at a muffler shop many years ago. That was probably acetylene.

[cricket]

Well; this may have it. Incredible the damage; whatever the case.

[ansel12]

She had been having trouble with her gas heat all week and Citizens gas had been out working on her gas lines just three or four days before the explosion.

I don't understand that post.

In my city, if she called about gas at her furnace, then the gas company would come out and inspect it, and if there was a small problem with no real safety issues, then they may give her a break and write up a notice, and tell her to call a plumber, if there was any danger, then they would lock the meter, and then a licensed plumber and a permit, and a full pressurized test of the entire system after the repair, and a city inspection of that work and test would be required.

Since the gas company only works from the outside meter back through their lines in the yard, then all of their work area would be outdoors, and it would be very simple and straightforward, basic, and it would be hard to make such a gross mistake with it.

[Tenacious 1]

She had been having trouble with her gas heat all week and Citizens gas had been out working on her gas lines just three or four days before the explosion.

I live in the area too. Why aren't they reporting this? CTE has repeatedly stated there have been "no problems" or "reports of leaking gas" in the area.

You explanation seems plausible. Why is it taking so long? Why didn't anyone smell that much gas?