Evansville Fire officials said the explosion had a 100-foot blast radius and damaged about 40 homes. At least three people were killed.
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The residential street was littered with shrapnel and the incident damaged dozens of other buildings, authorities said. T here is no word yet on what caused it.
The explosion, which was reported just before 1 p.m. appears to have completely destroyed the home where it occurred, according to a photo Evansville Mayor Lloyd Winnecke posted to social media. Neighboring homes suffered heavy damage.
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How awful my granddaughter just moved there a month ago this was serious !!! just awful …
So sad. This happened in Ft Wayne, Indiana (accidental gas explosion) when I was a child and here in Indianapolis, Indiana a few years ago (intentional gas explosion). There were deaths in both these previous explosions. So very sad for all involved.
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man this is like some psycho sleeper agent fever dream
Based on Google Maps, it looks like the house where the explosion came from was a halfway house called Safe Haven at 1010.
Meth lab explosion?🤷♂️
From my experience every time I helped desperate people it was Major setbacks for me. And the bizarre thing is in spite of $6,000 of help and getting ripped off thousands of dollars of equipment on top of the money they didn’t pay back. And I ended up evicted when I was short for an RV lot. Because they didn’t pay me back when they promised they would. Trying to help people who were drug addicts and had children and their water was shut off and the toilet wouldn’t flush. As soon as I helped them I became their mark. They would show up at my door needing help. Every month their water would be shut off and their toilet wouldn’t flush. Because they were buying drugs. Helping them didn’t help them. I believe one out of nine people that I helped improved. She was conservative beliefs. She was tired of her life the way it was. She did turn her life around. The other nine stayed the same and a few of them went downhill. Two of them ended up with very noticeable brain damage. One of them was being considered for institutionalization. Several of them ended up in jail. All of them were flaming liberals. None of them ever paid me back. If people like that are in such a safe house I would not feel safe.
THATS CRAZY !
Bro, we can’t even be at HOME without being scared man
Maybe you can’t, beta.
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Well, good job reporting the “What and the When,” now, all you need to investigate is the “Who, What, How, and Why.”
The Headline is the catcher. Not, The details…
Patience, little grasshopper. If they had more info they would have reported it.
Another commenter stated it was a half way house. That tells you the only reason why.
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I actually live near there, the blast was so intense that I felt my house shook, It was insane, Prayers for the people who were effected by it
If you truly did live there, wouldn’t you say “I live here?” Honest question.
Looks like old school slat/plaster construction from the damage. I wonder would the neighboring houses have faired better if made with OSB or plywood sheathing?
I’m sorry to see what your community is going through. The pictures and videos show a tremendous amount of damage to the surrounding homes, but I’m glad you weren’t injured. I know it’s cliche but you can always replace the stuff that was damaged and lost, but you can’t get back the lives that were taken.
Y’all do everything you can to take care of one another. This is the time to pull together and offer each other support as things move forward. Take care! ✌️💜
What were they doing cooking up meth… that definitely wasn’t a water heater
Holy cow!!
Meth lab?
Just devastating. Prayers to all involved…
Way to big this looks like TNT
Doubtful, there is a strong, horrible smell that goes along with a methlab fire. Police and FD would know that immediately.
It’s a safehaven aka battered Women house, I’d wager this is murder
I just read that “the explosion had a 100-foot blast radius and damaged about 40 homes, at least 11 of which were deemed ‘uninhabitable’.” At that time they still weren’t sure what caused the explosion. There have been three reported deaths, and dozens of injuries, but they said there may be other victims.
I can’t even begin to imagine what that must have felt and looked like. May those individuals killed in the explosion rest in peace, and may their loved ones find it in their own time. What a tragedy.
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That’s a huge explosion. The damage looks worse than I expected.
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How could a house blow up that much?
What leveled that home? A gas explosion? Nothing but debris and destruction.
according to google maps that house was a safe haven loation 1010 N Weinbach Ave, this may not be an accident at all, i dont think women shelters blow up for no reason
Hope they will recover soon 🙏