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#1 Oct 19 2007 at 5:08 AM Rating: Excellent

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Your house could explode at any moment, as these people found out this morning.

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2007/10/explosion_levels_irvington_hou.html

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Explosion levels Irvington house
by Joe Ryan
Friday October 19, 2007, 7:56 AM

An explosion in Irvington this morning leveled a three-story house, sparked fires in adjacent homes and left authorities scrambling to rescue people trapped in the rubble, authorities said.

The blast near 21st Street and 20th Avenue shook surrounding houses at 7:30 a.m. and left a strong odor of gas wafting though the neighborhood, authorities said.

"We've got a report of people trapped in the debris pile," said Irvington Deputy Fire Chief Charles Weiss.

Erica Holmes, 35, lives on Ellis Avenue, near 20th Avenue, and said the blast shattered several windows in her home.

"It sounded like something crashed into the house. It shook the whole house," she said.

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#2 Oct 19 2007 at 5:08 AM Rating: Excellent

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Awesome

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#3 Oct 19 2007 at 5:10 AM Rating: Excellent

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It's a damn shame, since you can't fit an family of 9 into an Iroc-Z while sorting out the insurance paperwork.

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#4 Oct 19 2007 at 5:14 AM Rating: Excellent

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Had that happen around here about 10 years ago. Somehow, they managed to catch their oil or propane tank on fire and boom went the house and the neighbouring house. A year later, I ended up renting out the house next to the one that blew up. Considering the size of the new house they built, I'm not convinced it wasn't an insurance fraud.

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#5 Oct 19 2007 at 5:17 AM Rating: Excellent

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Irvington is far enough away from me. Thank god.

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Irvington is far enough away from me. Thank god.

If you stop posting, I'll call your mom kk?

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LobsterJohnson the Sly wrote:

His Excellency Soracloud wrote:

Irvington is far enough away from me. Thank god.

If you stop posting, I'll call your mom kk?

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#8 Oct 19 2007 at 5:28 AM Rating: Excellent

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CNN TV update: one person dead, three injured, and there is still a dangerous level of gas at the site. The explosion blasted debris to two or three blocks away. The headliner on CNN said "Two houses explode". I'm still waiting for an article to be posted on CNN.com.

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#9 Oct 19 2007 at 5:30 AM Rating: Excellent

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yay I got Tasera Sage, I take full credit.

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#10 Oct 19 2007 at 5:32 AM Rating: Good

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I noticed that when I posted on Spiderdog in another thread. My jaw dropped. Smiley: lol

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#12 Oct 19 2007 at 5:54 AM Rating: Good

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UPDATE

http://www.wnbc.com/news/14376015/detail.html?dl=mainclick

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BREAKING NEWS: One Dead In N.J. House Explosion

POSTED: 8:44 am EDT October 19, 2007
UPDATED: 9:45 am EDT October 19, 2007
TRENTON, N.J. -- One person is dead and several are injured after an explosion in Irvington, N.J., leveled two homes Friday morning, officials said.

Emergency crews responded to the scene. Authorities told The Star-Ledger of Newark that the blast sparked fires in adjacent homes and people may be trapped in the rubble.

An official said in addition to the fatality, four people were injured. Four of the five victims were construction workers, and all were transported to nearby hospitals.

Footage from the scene showed a pile of smoking debris where the home apparently once stood. The windows on nearby homes were shattered and shards of glass littered the street.

Mayor Wayne Smith said the explosion may have been connected to an intruder.

"Very preliminarily, we had a newly constructed house that was supposedly going to be closed on next week," said Smith. "It looks like someone broke into the house and was trying to remove pipes and copper. It appears that they may have broken a gas line while trying to remove those properties."

The explosion near 21st Street and 20th Avenue occurred around 7:30 a.m. and left behind a strong gas odor.

Irvington Deputy Fire Chief Charles Weiss said people are reportedly trapped in the blast that neighbor Erica Holmes says shattered windows in her home.

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#13 Oct 19 2007 at 6:40 AM Rating: Good

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i really hope my house doesn't randomly explode =/

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#14 Oct 19 2007 at 7:05 AM Rating: Good

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A tip for copper pipe thieves: don't steal the GAS pipes, you morons.

I would also like to know where these guys get their money. I know copper is worth some $$, but where do you go to unload the stuff? Not that I plan on stealing copper anytime soon.

*whistles innocently*

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#15 Oct 19 2007 at 3:45 PM Rating: Decent

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Bout 12 years back I worked at this small Printing/film company, Across the street was a small low end appartment complex of 4 units. I was working in the camera room when the whole building shook with a tremendous bang! Rushing out to the front I found everyone standing in a daze and all the front wondows blown in! No one was hurt. What I did see was a leveled apartments across the street. Smoke rising up into the sky. Seems some guy decided to end it all and turnd on the gas to kill himself. What happened is that the gas ignited and the whole complex went Boom!

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#16 Oct 19 2007 at 4:40 PM Rating: Good

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Someone who can't even kill themselves without taking other people with them is the definition of ultimate loser.

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