Berlin neighbors awarded for actions after fatal home explosion in April

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This then caused a 120-gallon propane tank to detonate.” No evidence indicates foul play. A 79-year-old woman was killed and another woman was rescued during a house explosion and subsequent fire in Berlin, Massachusetts, early Friday morning, according to emergency officials. Residents and others were reeling from the massive explosion, which damaged homes and injured 17 people, including police officers.

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Six people were killed and several others injured in a house explosion Saturday in Plum, a suburb of Pittsburgh. The explosion destroyed three structures and damaged at least a dozen others, authorities said. The injured identified by officials ranged in age from 42 to 85. Officials said that nine Los Angeles Police Department officers and an officer from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were treated for minor injuries and were in fair condition.

House explosion in Berlin, Massachusetts kills 79-year-old mother, injures daughter

Berlin police officer Molly Plante was the first to arrive after emergency crews were dispatched to 71 Pleasant St., McQuillen and Schartner said in a joint news release. Plante found two neighbors — Brian and Dylan Clemmer — attempting to lift a piece of roof off of Jill Christensen. A house explosion in Massachusetts early Friday morning killed one woman and sent another woman who was pulled from the rubble by neighbors to the hospital, CBS Boston reported.

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The woman was transported to a hospital with injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening. BERLIN, Mass — A woman is dead and one woman was rescued in a house explosion in Berlin, Friday morning. Debris covered a 300-foot area, fire officials said, who noted that an investigation has been launched into the cause of the explosion.

Fire crews say reports of the explosions came in just before 9 a.m. Hennepin County deputies, who just happened to be in the area, heard the blast and acted quickly. Authorities were in the process of seizing more than 5,000 pounds of illegal fireworks at the time of the explosion in South Los Angeles. Los Angeles police were called to a home in the 700 block of East 27th Street about fireworks being stored. They found several thousand pounds of illegal commercial fireworks stacked 8 to 10 feet high in boxes. The explosion in April drew a massive emergency response, with firefighters from multiple area communities responding to the scene.

Lavache’s boyfriend and his father ran over to the house with another neighbor while a Berlin police officer was also just arriving on scene. NBC10 reported that investigators are looking into whether propane or natural gas could have contributed to the incident. McQuillen told the news outlet that a company recently visited the home to examine an issue with the propane system. BERLIN, MA — A woman died and a second woman was injured in a house explosion early Friday morning in Berlin. ESSEX, Md. (AP) — An explosion razed a home in suburban Baltimore, officials said, sending one person to the hospital for injuries and requiring aid from dozens of firefighters to douse the flames. Plum and county law enforcement, as well as the county fire marshal's office, are investigating, and the state public utilities commission and local utilities were also at the scene.

Her daughter, who was not named, was the person pulled from the site. Damage to neighboring homes was limited to minor cosmetic damage. Three neighbors rushed over to help a woman who was trapped underneath it all.

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Pictures: Two fires in one day at Berlin house.

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If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. The Knight Fuel Company was issued a notice of violation during the course of the investigation. State Fire Marshal spokesperson Jake Wark told MassLive in July that initial findings in the investigation were pointing to a propane leak.

After recovering and checking on his son, he went outside where he said a woman told him another woman had been upstairs and a man was in the basement. The other woman later emerged covered in white ash, but the individual in the basement had not yet exited, he said. The sixth victim, Paul Oravitz, 56, died at a hospital Wednesday morning, county officials said. The impact of the explosion was felt throughout the neighborhood. Neighbors WCCO crews spoke to off camera say they heard a loud boom and their home shake. The four men, “with the assistance of Berlin Police Officer Molly Plante ...

Ruben Vives is a general assignment reporter for the Los Angeles Times. A native of Guatemala, he got his start in journalism by writing for The Times’ Homicide Report in 2007. He helped uncover the financial corruption in the city of Bell that led to criminal charges against eight city officials. The 2010 investigative series won the Pulitzer Prize for public service and other prestigious awards. Sanchez’s ears immediately started ringing, but his adrenaline kicked in and he kept working — shooting the aftermath of the explosion.

Fire crews responded to the two-alarm fire late Saturday, the Baltimore County Fire Department said in a statement on social media. However, he wasn't able to get the family's three cats and hopes they are all right. As investigators work to learn more about what may have caused the blast, neighbors like Jaden Stewart are trying to help. Southwest Gas says an employee responded to the scene and turned off the gas. The company also say they inspected the site and found no gas leaks. RICHFIELD, Minn. — A home explosion just south of Minneapolis sent one woman to the hospital Monday morning.