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malaise

(299,638 posts) Sat Jun 27, 2026, 07:15 PM 4 hrs ago

One lit cigarette caused this

https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/house-explosions-level-homes-265771077924

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One lit cigarette caused this (Original Post) malaise 4 hrs ago OP

Right after a contractor accidentally cut through the gas line. hedda_foil 3 hrs ago #1

Tell us more malaise 3 hrs ago #2

Three houses leveled, 20 or so damaged, no fatalities CanonRay 1 hr ago #5

That's the Ohio one malaise 1 hr ago #6

Two different events. n/t Igel 2 hrs ago #4

700 pounds of fireworks??? BobTheSubgenius 3 hrs ago #3

hedda_foil

(17,058 posts)

1. Right after a contractor accidentally cut through the gas line.

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Sat Jun 27, 2026, 07:19 PM

3 hrs ago

malaise

(299,638 posts)

2. Tell us more

Reply to hedda_foil (Reply #1)

Sat Jun 27, 2026, 07:25 PM

3 hrs ago

please

CanonRay

(16,315 posts)

5. Three houses leveled, 20 or so damaged, no fatalities

Reply to malaise (Reply #2)

Sat Jun 27, 2026, 09:33 PM

1 hr ago

malaise

(299,638 posts)

6. That's the Ohio one

Reply to CanonRay (Reply #5)

Sat Jun 27, 2026, 09:42 PM

1 hr ago

right?

Igel

(37,692 posts)

4. Two different events. n/t

Reply to hedda_foil (Reply #1)

Sat Jun 27, 2026, 08:28 PM

2 hrs ago

BobTheSubgenius

(12,273 posts)

3. 700 pounds of fireworks???

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Sat Jun 27, 2026, 07:32 PM

3 hrs ago

That's not pyrotechnics, that's ordnance.

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