Tuesday, March 24, 2015

BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT HOME BADLY DAMAGED IN PROPANE TANK EXPLOSION








Fire officials say the force of the explosion was intense and sent pieces of shrapnel into trees in the yard. (March 24, 2015 5:48 PM)


MARCH 24, 2015

BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT



Firefighters narrowly escaped an airborne propane tank when they responded to a fire that has displaced about a dozen people in Bridgeport, CT.

Firefighters responded to the fire at the Grove Street house near Laurel Avenue at around 9 p.m. Monday. They had been setting up their fire hoses and were about 20 feet away when a propane tank attached to a grill exploded.

A fire and then a propane tank exploded on a second floor at 152 Grove Street this Monday night.  The homeowner credited their daughter for getting everyone out of the house safely. 

Neighbors across the street said all they saw was smoke coming from the home until the explosion shook their home and then they saw cinders flying upward. There were no reported injuries. 

Assistant fire Chief Chistopher Martin lead the attack on the fire. Firefighters had to open up walls to fully extinguish the stubborn fire that extended to the third floor. Firefighters had the fire contained within a half hour.

Source:doingitlocal.com