Scene of 'absolute devastation' in Detroit after house explosion

WWJ-AM / WWJ Newsradio 950

WWJ's Tim Pamplin reports from 7 Mile Rd. and Greenfield on Detroit's west side, where a single-story house exploded. No one was injured, but there's a lot of damage done.

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00:00A scene of absolute devastation here on the west side of Detroit.

00:03This is the 19,400 block of Fora, that seven-mile greenfield area.

00:07This house completely destroyed, debris strewn across the road on top of the neighboring houses.

00:12This is all pointing towards a gas leak.

00:14DTE were out here earlier in the day setting up the utilities for the homes, new owners.

00:19And as neighbor Andre Thomas points out, something strange was happening.

00:23And we looked at the meter because the meter was on his side of the driveway, right?

00:28He's like, we heard it ticking, like, man, gas is not supposed to tick, you know what I mean?

00:34He didn't have a jacket on, so he said he was cold.

00:37When he said he was cold, I walked away, he went in the house.

00:41I came and sat in my truck, and more than three minutes later, the house blew up.

00:45And we were just standing in the driveway.

00:47Yeah, so a very close call for Andre. Take a look at this car.

00:50This car was parked directly out front of the home, completely destroyed now.

00:54DTE again, swarming this area, trying to get an answer.

00:57As to what caused this house to explode on the west side.

01:00Tim Pamplin, WWJ Newsradio 950.

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