Wauwatosa, Wis.
An explosion that sent a plume of fire and debris 75 feet high flattened a suburban Milwaukee home Saturday, killing an elderly woman in the house and injuring three neighbors, authorities said.Neighbors had reported smelling a strong odor just before the blast, and Fire Chief Dean Redman said the evidence was consistent with a gas buildup.
We Energies, which provides natural gas to the neighborhood, said there was no evidence of a leak from the area up to and including the meter on the house.
The blast appeared to be accidental, said Sherry Duval, spokeswoman for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
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said @ Sun Jun 3, 2007 @ 11:42am
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