Philadelphia had the answer:
POLICE DROP BOMB ON RADICALS’ HOME IN PHILADELPHIA
By WILLIAM K. STEVENS, Special to the New York Times
Published: May 14, 1985
PHILADELPHIA, May 13 A state police helicopter this evening dropped a bomb on a house occupied by an armed group after a 24-hour siege involving gun battles.
A 90-minute shootout this morning came after a week of growing tension between the city and the group, known as Move. Residents in the western Philadelphia neighborhood had complained about the group for years. The only known survivors from within the house were a woman and a child.
The fire spread to 50 to 60 other houses in the neighborhood, said the Fire Commissioner, William Richmond. He declared the fire under control about 11:40 P.M.
Aimed to Hit Bunker
The Police Commissioner, Gregore Sambor, said tonight that it was was his decision to drop the charge, a square package of explosives designed to destroy a bunker atop the house and drop it through to the second floor. He said the charge succeeded in eliminating the threat from the roof, but touched off the fire. ... http://www.nytimes.com/1985/05/14/us/police-drop-bomb-on-radicals-home-in-philadelphia.html
Reminds me of when they blew up the dead whale with TNT....
Maybe they should have just dropped a giant chunk of concrete on top of the house instead.