Explosion levels two homes in Philadelphia - WGAL Susquehanna Valley Pa.

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Explosion levels 2 homes successful Philadelphia

BRIANNA VICK HAS MORE. THE FACT THAT I’M ABLE SIT THERE AND LIKE SEE THIS AND LIKE I SURVIVED THIS LIKE I FEEL LIKE GRATEFUL. I KNOW CHRIS HEIN SINGER IS A WALKING MIRACLE. AND JUST OUT OF NOWHERE, IT WAS LIKE A LOUD BANG. AND I JUST FELT MY WHOLE CAR PUSH TO THE CURB. HE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM A NEW YEAR’S EVE CELEBRATION WHEN A SUSPECTED GAS EXPLOSION ROCKED THIS PORT RICHMOND NEIGHBORHOOD. I REMEMBER EVERYTHING I CAN EVEN STILL LIKE THE SMELL, LIKE THE TASTE OF DEBRIS, EVERYTHING. LIKE IT’S STILL LIKE FRESH IN MY HEAD. HE CALLED HIS MOM AFTER THE BLAST, RUSHED TO THE SCENE. FREAK THINGS HAPPEN DAY OUT HERE AND WHEN IT’S SOMEONE THAT YOU KNOW YOU LOVE, IT’S YOUR OWN. YOU KNOW, THAT’S WHY I TO COME DOWN HERE. BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I DIDN’T THINK IT WAS THIS BAD. THIS THIS BAD IS REALLY BAD. YOU KNOW? SO I KNOW. I’M JUST TAKING. OFFICIALS EVACUATED, NEIGHBORS AND DOWN THE BLOCK. TARA DENVILLE WAS SLEEPING WHEN HER WINDOWS BLEW OUT. INITIALLY, HER POP, POP, POP. AND I FELT MY ARM SPRAYED. I THOUGHT I WAS BEING SHOT. I THOUGHT SOMEBODY WAS OUTSIDE SHOOTING. AND THEN I WENT TO GET UP AND DO IT. CAME RIGHT THROUGH THE BACK WINDOWS AND WINDOWS CAME IN ON MY HEAD. AND THAT’S WHEN I KNEW IT WASN’T A SHOOTING AT THAT POINT. AND I JUST RAN TO GET MY AND GOT OUT SO WE COULD AND LUCKILY WERE ALIVE. SO FAR, FIRE OFFICIALS BELIEVE EVERYONE IS ACCOUNTED FOR, WHILE THREE PEOPLE WERE HURT. EVERYONE GRATEFUL IT WASN’T WORSE. THEY SAY THEY CAME. NEW YEAR CAME IN WITH

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Explosion levels 2 homes successful Philadelphia

An detonation destroyed 2 homes connected New Year's Day successful Philadelphia.Fire section officials said the blast occurred soon earlier 3 a.m. Sunday successful the Port Richmond vicinity of northeast Philadelphia. The suspected state detonation injured 3 people.Two buildings were reduced to rubble portion others had windows blown out. Several cars were pushed from the thoroughfare and debris was scattered everywhere.Assistant Fire Chief Charles Walker said 2 radical managed to escaped themselves but 1 idiosyncratic had to beryllium dug retired of the rubble. Fire officials judge everyone has been accounted for.

PHILADELPHIA —

An detonation destroyed 2 homes connected New Year's Day successful Philadelphia.

Fire section officials said the blast occurred soon earlier 3 a.m. Sunday successful the Port Richmond vicinity of northeast Philadelphia. The suspected state detonation injured 3 people.

Two buildings were reduced to rubble portion others had windows blown out. Several cars were pushed from the thoroughfare and debris was scattered everywhere.

Assistant Fire Chief Charles Walker said 2 radical managed to escaped themselves but 1 idiosyncratic had to beryllium dug retired of the rubble.

Fire officials judge everyone has been accounted for.

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