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Firefighter killed, several others injured in Virginia house explosion
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| 2-16-24
| Phil Helsel
Posted on 02/17/2024 10:30:54 AM PST by dynachrome
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No house left. yikes.
To: dynachrome
Says there was a report of natural gas smell before the explosion.
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posted on
02/17/2024 10:33:46 AM PST
by
SpaceBar
To: SpaceBar
it’s pretty easy to shut off the gas and evacuate.
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posted on
02/17/2024 10:35:30 AM PST
by
BipolarBob
(One flew East and one flew West . . .)
To: dynachrome
A 500-gallon underground propane tank located next to the house had been leaking.
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posted on
02/17/2024 10:39:09 AM PST
by
FoxInSocks
("Hope is not a course of action." — M. O'Neal, USMC)
To: SpaceBar
Yeah, the gas must have filled the basement(?) before torching off.
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posted on
02/17/2024 10:44:23 AM PST
by
dynachrome
(War does not determine who is right, but who is left.)
To: dynachrome
Those gas leaks are just horrible many yrs ago a house here in LA was being renovated but the workers never shut off the gas they hit the line and the house blew up a few workers were killed
To: dynachrome
Rest in peace, brother.
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posted on
02/17/2024 10:52:19 AM PST
by
fidelis
(Ecce Crucem Domini! Fugite partes adversae! Vicit Leo de tribu Juda, Radix David! Alleluia!)
To: SpaceBar
“Says there was a report of natural gas smell before the explosion.”
So much for new gas hookups in Virginia...
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posted on
02/17/2024 11:00:35 AM PST
by
BobL
(Trump gets my vote, even if I have to write him in; Millions of others will do the same)
To: FoxInSocks
The underground tanks are more dangerous but sometimes mandated for appearance rules.
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posted on
02/17/2024 11:05:17 AM PST
by
hoosierham
(Freedom isnt free)
To: dynachrome
Wasn’t there another ho0use that blew up in VA a few months ago?
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posted on
02/17/2024 11:24:13 AM PST
by
Fido969
To: hoosierham
Underground propane can leak and filter along the buried feed pipe to the house. Fill a basement.
Underground oil tanks can never result in an explosion.
But underground oil tanks can leak and leach into the water table.
To: hoosierham
To me, whether for heat or a generator, an above ground diesel/oil tank are the safest. You can see any leaks and nothing to go boom.
To: BobL
Propane is not “natural gas”, Heavier than air vs lighter than air. Both can go boom if in a confined area with an ignition source!
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posted on
02/17/2024 12:21:33 PM PST
by
cartoonistx
( the feeling of fainting! )
To: dynachrome
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posted on
02/17/2024 12:24:08 PM PST
by
Bigg Red
(Trump will be sworn in under a shower of confetti made from the tattered remains of the Rat Party.)
To: SpaceBar
It was an underground 500 gal propane tank leaking along side the house.- but how it blew is yet to be determined. One fellow said likely being underground there were rusted areas on the tank leaking.
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posted on
02/17/2024 12:30:32 PM PST
by
caww
(O death, when you seized my Lord, you lost your grip on me......)
To: BobL
Landlord came to day and removed my old grill with propane tank. Since out there so long I asked he remove it.
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posted on
02/17/2024 12:34:33 PM PST
by
caww
(O death, when you seized my Lord, you lost your grip on me......)
To: BobL
Could have been a homeowner trying to DIY an install or a repair...
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posted on
02/17/2024 12:41:14 PM PST
by
mewzilla
(Never give up; never surrender!)
To: mewzilla
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posted on
02/17/2024 12:44:15 PM PST
by
mewzilla
(Never give up; never surrender!)
To: mewzilla
Whaddya mean garden hose isn’t rated for gas use?
To: FoxInSocks
If it had a propane tank, why this?
“Utility Washington Gas was at the scene and assisted in the investigation.”
Far as I know Washington Gas doesn’t install or service propane tanks. If a house has a natural gas line, it usually doesn’t need a propane tank.
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