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Published time: November 12, 2012 19:52
Edited time: November 12, 2012 23:52
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The cause of a deadly explosion that burned down parts of an Indianapolis neighborhood still remains a mystery.

­After two people were killed in what one resident compared to a “war zone”, authorities said they still have no clue what caused the fiery blast.

The explosion, which occurred at 11 p.m. Saturday in Greenwood and spread across several blocks, forced hundreds of residents to evacuate from their homes – some of which were completely burnt down. Officials said they were shocked that only two people died in such a powerful blast. The noise from the explosion was so loud that people living three miles away were awoken from their sleep.

“It was deafening,” one neighbor told CBS. “It was deafening inside our house. And I looked out the window and saw pieces of roof falling out of the sky. An explosion happened. It came two feet off the bed.”

It took 100 firefighters two hours to get the fire under control and 80 homes were damaged from the fire. About 30 homes have been so damaged that they may need to be completely destroyed.

But an investigation into the cause of the explosion, which caused $3.6 million in damages, has so far yielded no results. Authorities found no evidence of a gas leak anywhere in the neighborhood and are now testing the gas main and the external lines to the homes. There were also no reports from residents about a rotten-egg smell, which is usually attributed to a chemical added to natural gas.

“Most of the time when there’s a gas leak, people smell it,” Citizens Energy spokesman Dan Considine told NBC News. “But not always.”

The idea of a bomb or meth lab explosion was also ruled out, according to Rep. Andre Carson. Local residents are equally as confused about the cause of the explosion, which blasted out windows and made their homes tremble.

“I’m wondering about all the possibilities it could be,” said 58-year-old state employee Dan Able.

Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board and the federal Department of Transportation are now looking into the incident to see if they can solve the mystery. Those who lost their homes and were displaced are able to seek shelter at relief operation centers at an elementary school and a church.

“It could take some time,” Indianapolis public safety director Troy Riggs told WRTV. “We’ve asked people to be patient.”

Comments (8)

Kevin Wright (unregistered) 15.11.2012 07:31

Perhaps a Meth Lab???  Wouldn't suprise me one bit.  They are found in some of the most affluent neighborhoods and affect even some of the richest (and dumbest) people in society.  Early today, I read a story about the founder of McAfee Anti-Virus software.  He sold his company to Intel for  7 BILLION dollars and is apparently now wanted for murder in Belize, where he allegedly became hooked on "BATH SALTS".  Money, in the wrong hands, can be very dangerous... just look at Washington, DC.

My only other logical conclusion, based on Terry's brilliant observation, is that something is being conceiled from the public.  You know, for your own safety. ;-)  Either that, or it's just plain government incompetence.  Naaaaa!

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Archie1954 (unregistered) 15.11.2012 03:22

What if this explosion was in fact a missile launched from a drone by ?, whover it was had to have access to such military hardware. Why some poor couple in this particular neighbourhood should have been targetted is beyond anyone's guess. Do you suppose it was a false flag gone awry?

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juda 14.11.2012 16:16

I agree with Terry.  I didn't read the Shouter.  Having experienced, in the 60's, a natural gas explosion of a triple story --the houses on each side were not damaged.  The house itself fell into itself.  It was a gas leak at the main between the road and the walk, across from the firs hall.  This explosion in Indy bears no resemblence to this.   Also at the very very first people were saying plane.  Whatever, it was NOT a natural gas explosion unless the main was tampered with to create a much larger explosion --or something.  One man or woman said it sounded like an atomic bomb sucking the brick off the house.  Another woman went out and said she saw what appeared to be miniscal pieces of cotton candy like metal falling from the sky.  Another said they though a truck had smashed through their wall.  Others 'loud thunder', others yet --like 3 explosions of fire crackers going off.  I think it depends on the distance these people were.  Some said it sounded like artilary fire.  Everyone seemed to smell sulphur.  One woman said, at the corner of this road and another at approx. 6 or 7 pm gas was smelled.  Whether that got reported or not I don't know.  This was all on the early comments out of the City Paper on-line.  Then there was that enormous white smoke.  No this wasn;t a reg. natural gas explosion at all.  Obviously, or it would have been derermined quite quickly. A lot of strange stuff going on in many dif. ways around the country.  The President said for everyone to watch and report.  The radical right interpreted this as Big Brother.  Maybe not.  Maybe the shadow of big brother.  Murders don't get solved.  The killer always dead one way or another.  Smaller explosions (same day NYC 2 man holes exploded, as well as a city bus was toxic with something and 7 passengers had to be taken to hospital).  Stuff.   Yeah.

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