Moment Arlington home explodes in gigantic fireball razing it to the ground after suspect inside set off flares and fired at SWAT team preparing to serve a search warrant

UK Daily Mail ^ | 12/5/2023 | Stephen M. Lapor, James Reynolds

[fruser1]

Astounding video shows the house erupt, sending debris in all directions as a SWAT vehicle sat outside. The sky was lit up in bright orange as glowing particles of the explosion fell down over the Virginia neighborhood.

After SWAT teams arrived, the unidentified person inside the duplex began firing at officers, it is claimed. They prepared to enter the property - only for it to explode in a huge blast that sent debris and a fireball roaring into the sky.

[redgolum]

Leftist who was shooting at cops with a flare gun.

[Scrambler Bob]

4:45 in the afternoon. Getting dark.

Why not wait till 9am or so, walk up to the door and knock?

Or call on the phone?

Or set up a camera and get him on a grocery run?

OH, I know, those are no fun.

[mikey_hates_everything]

846 N Burlington St. Nice location despite being in Arlington, a house on one side and a park and trail on the other. The next door neighbor appears to be a real whacko and probably needs to be investigated.

[metmom]

Exploding house was a duplex. I believe insurance generally does not cover terrorism, crime, or police actions so the folks next door are really screwed.

Which is ridiculous as the people next door likely had no connection to what was going on in the other side.

[mykroar]

Explosion is and since the explosion was (reportedly) done by the other owner, they’ll likely be covered.

[TangoLimaSierra]

Meth lab?

[Cold_Red_Steel]

Leftist who was shooting at cops with a flare gun.

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Smoke on the Water?

[Lurker]

Well to be fair, Frank Zappa and the Mothers did have the best place in town.

L

[E. Pluribus Unum]

The clown face was supposed to indicate sarcasm, but I guess that’s too subtle.