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WATCH: Video Captures The Exact Moment a House EXPLODES

It just happened again….

By my count, this is the fourth time this has happened in the past few years.

Quite strange.

Are they all related somehow?

Or just four houses randomly exploding?

Either way, here’s the latest out of Tate Township, Ohio:

Here are more details, from local WLWT:

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Two people are dead and one person was taken to the hospital after a house exploded and caught on fire in Bethel, Ohio.

It happened around 8:44 a.m. Tuesday at a home on Vic Joy Drive when fire officials responded to report of a fire with possible entrapment.

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Bethel-Tate Fire Chief Christopher Cooper confirmed crews heard reports of an explosion on the way to the scene and when they arrived, they found debris and heavy fire.

The large flames were under control in about 45 minutes, with four mutual aid departments responding. Cooper said debris was sent across the neighborhood.

Fire officials confirmed two people have died, a man and a woman. Cooper said the age and relationship between the victims are unknown at this time. A third person, a man, was taken to UC Medical Center with burn injuries. Neighbors said they were able to talk to him, saying he was a heating repair man and that he was covered in soot and burned but was alert and able to talk.

“He’s bent over with his hands on his knees, trying to trying to get his breath, his face was dirty. I got closer and was like ‘are you ok?’ and his whole hair was singed. And me and the other neighbor said you need to go get an ambulance,” Neighbor Stephanie Young said.

The man’s current condition is unknown at this time.

Cooper also confirmed there was a large amount of cats in the area.

The cause is unknown and is now under investigation by the Ohio State Fire Marshal’s Office.

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Investigators remained at the scene throughout the day Tuesday and responded again early Wednesday after flames rekindled under the rubble of the fire.

Photos and videos taken from the scene show the extent of damage to the home, with debris scattered across the lawn and the house still in flames.

Cooper said they are now working to sift through debris and find the source of the explosion fire and will likely be at the scene all day. He says neighboring homes suffered minor damage.

A neighbor’s doorbell camera captured the moment the house exploded.

The explosion could be felt by surrounding homes in the area, with many taking to social media to report what they felt.

“I heard a boom,” Young said. “You could feel it; it was louder than any boom I’ve ever heard. This was undeniably loud.”

She said she opened the door, and that’s when she could see the debris.

“A mess. Just everywhere,” Young said.

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As I mentioned, this is NOT the only time this has happened recently.

Remember this?

Maryland House Explodes, Leaving Two Dead

And this?

WATCH: House Explodes As Police Approach With Search Warrant

And this?

WATCH: House Suddenly EXPLODES In Plum, PA

WATCH: House Suddenly EXPLODES In Plum, PA

This is something you don't see every day....

Gas leak?

Meth?

Bomb?

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DEW?

No reports yet on exactly what caused it, but wow....

Take a look:

Reports say 4 people are dead and multiple properties have been damaged:

Total destruction:

The AP reports the following:

Four people were dead and a fifth was unaccounted for following a house explosion in western Pennsylvania that destroyed three structures and damaged at least a dozen others Saturday morning, authorities said.

Allegheny County officials said three people were taken to hospitals after the blast shortly before 10:30 a.m. in the borough of Plum, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) east of Pittsburgh.

Three people were transported to area hospitals, including one who was listed in critical condition and two who were treated and released. More than 20 firefighters were evaluated, many for heat exhaustion, authorities said.

The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office was expected to provide additional information about the deceased victims.

Emergency officials suspended operations Saturday night due to weather and concern for the safety of investigators. Crews were expected to resume working at the site on Sunday morning.

Emergency responders reported people trapped under debris after one house apparently exploded and two others were engulfed in flames, county spokesperson Amie Downs said.

Similar explosions have happened recently elsewhere.

In Dunbar:

And Plano:

https://twitter.com/MzJJBlues/status/1690731959125671936

But the strangest thing is that this does not appear to be the only explosion in Plum:

Six in one township?

What?

From TribLive:

There have been at least two previous house explosions in Plum since 2008, both in the Holiday Park neighborhood.

The most recent was April 22, 2022, at 5021 Hialeah Drive. A couple and their three sons who lived there survived.

As of September, the cause of the explosion had not been released.

Matt Brown, chief of the Allegheny County Department of Emergency Services, said in an email Saturday that the investigation has been lengthy because of forensic testing of natural gas lines and appliances and follow-up interviews. He said all of that requires extensive planning and coordination.

A March 2008 house explosion on Mardi Gras Drive was eerily similar in its destruction to Saturday’s incident on Rustic Ridge Drive.

In that incident, when the house at 171 Mardi Gras exploded, two others were destroyed and 11 were damaged.

A grandfather, Richard Leith, 64, of Trafford, was killed and his granddaughter, Gianna, then 4, suffered a broken leg.

A National Transportation Safety Board investigation found that a 2-inch natural gas distribution pipeline had been hit by a backhoe when a sewer line was replaced five years prior in 2003, stripping the pipeline of its protective coating and making it susceptible to corrosion and failure.

Very strange...


 

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