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November 24, 2012, Saturday
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A natural gas explosion in one of New England's biggest cities leveled a strip club and heavily damaged a dozen other buildings but didn't kill anyone, authorities said.
Firefighters, police officers and gas company workers in the area because of an earlier gas leak report were among the 18 people injured in yesterday's blast, authorities said.
"This is a miracle ... that no one was killed," Lt. Gov. Tim Murray said at a press conference.
The explosion blew out all windows in a three-block radius, leaving three more buildings beyond repair and prompting emergency workers to evacuate a six-story apartment building that was buckling.
It looked as though there had been "a missile strike," police Sgt. John Delaney said.
The victims were taken to two hospitals in the city. None of their injuries was considered life-threatening, officials said.
Firefighters were investigating a gas leak when the blast happened shortly after 5 pm.
Resident Wayne Davis said he felt his apartment building shake a block away.
The Navy veteran said the boom was louder than anything he'd ever heard, including the sound of a jet landing on an aircraft carrier.
Firefighters, police officers and gas company workers in the area because of an earlier gas leak report were among the 18 people injured in yesterday's blast, authorities said.
"This is a miracle ... that no one was killed," Lt. Gov. Tim Murray said at a press conference.
The explosion blew out all windows in a three-block radius, leaving three more buildings beyond repair and prompting emergency workers to evacuate a six-story apartment building that was buckling.
It looked as though there had been "a missile strike," police Sgt. John Delaney said.
The victims were taken to two hospitals in the city. None of their injuries was considered life-threatening, officials said.
Firefighters were investigating a gas leak when the blast happened shortly after 5 pm.
Resident Wayne Davis said he felt his apartment building shake a block away.
The Navy veteran said the boom was louder than anything he'd ever heard, including the sound of a jet landing on an aircraft carrier.
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