Posted on 07/08/2018 9:08:48 AM PDT by BBell
A fatal early morning explosion that obliterated a two-story house and killed a couple jolted people from their beds as much as a mile and a half away, and sent waves of shock and sadness through the small community of Newfield.
"It breaks your heart," said Wayne Ingling, a friend of the couple who lives in nearby North Vineland. "These are people that went to bed last night like everybody else and they don't get to wake up today."
John, 73, and Carole Paladino, 72, were the only people inside the Oakwood Drive home when it exploded around 6:15 a.m., authorities said. Autopsies Sunday would determine the exact cause of death.
Authorities said the cause of the blast is still being determined, but they don't suspect foul play. The call came in as a gas explosion, and gas was temporarily shut off to area homes.
Ingling, a volunteer firefighter in Vineland, said he couldn't believe the destruction he saw when he arrived at the place where the Paladino house used to be, not long after the blast. There was no house, and debris was scattered as far as the eye could see.
"It just looked like ground zero. Mattress parts in the wires and trees. Windows blown out of the other houses," he said. One neighbor found a Christmas card, he said, and someone else found a Medicare letter.
Photographs of the scene showed a thick layer of rubble across the property, insulation hanging from trees, pieces of the walls lying in a pool, and debris scattered on a neighbor's yard and trampoline. A Daily Journal video showed the smoking wreckage.
Ingling said he has known Carole Paladino for around 50 years, as they were in the same class at Vineland High School.
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Holy crap! I thought you were being sarcastic.
I thought grey whiskers was being sarcastic.
Too many “false positives” with CO detectors....they’re like the boy who cried “wolf!”
Me too. Sad to see there might’ve been something to it.
For a supply leak, your nose should be the sensor. For an exhaust leak, only a CO sensor will give you any warning.
Dont know about you, but my nose doesn’t work when I’m snoozing.
Gas sensors also detect CO. My point was that there’s no excuse not to have one in the household when gas is present.
In some jurisdictions, it’s required by law.
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