Explosion Levels Allentown House

[Chad Fabry]

"...Just after 1:15 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, an incredibly powerful explosion shook the 1300 block of St. John Street, leveling this two story home ..."

Cause unknown... link title changed to be politically correct

[Jeremy]

www.observertoday.com/page/content.deta ... l?nav=5093

Here is what was left of a home that exloded in Bemus Point this past summer. Natural gas.

[Inspectorjoe]

I was about a half mile away from that when it happened. I was sitting in my van recovering from a too-long visit to a Chinese buffet. It was loud, even at that distance. "What the heck was that" was my thought. I didn't find out til this morning when I saw it on the news during breakfast.

Those two guys had to be the luckiest people on Earth yesterday. The only thing left of that house appeared to be the floor joists. Amazing.

[Bain]

You gotta have a little sympathy for the neighbor, too. I can't see his house terribly well from the photo, but it looks like it got trashed.

Imagine standing on the sidewalk, watching the firefighters, and thinking, "Yeah, this is about right . . . "

[Tom Raymond]

Originally posted by Jeremy

www.observertoday.com/page/content.detail/id/501476.html?nav=5093

Here is what was left of a home that exloded in Bemus Point this past summer. Natural gas.

So that's what happened to that place. The wife and I were in bemus not long after that, we could smell the char for blocks.

Tom

[Inspectorjoe]

It took over a month, but ...... Gas Leak Determined as Cause of Allentown Home Explosion

[Jeremy]

Amazing!! You wouldn't think that would be survivable. Just imagine the concusion inside. Wow!

[Terence McCann]

Got to be a typo right?

The Red Cross is assisting 17 people who live in the homes on either side of the imploded home. No word on when those residents will be able to return home.

A CRT, when hit, implodes.