Tree falling on power line causes natural gas leak - house destroyed

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tom baker

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On sunday a tree fell into a power line in Seattle, the high voltage got into the natural gas lines and caused several leaks. One house was destroyed Sunday morning by accumulated gas when a spark (a light being turned on) ignited the gas. The explosion caused damage up to two blocks away.
Read about it here:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2016337715_gasleakexplain28m.html

the raw footage of the fire is here, its pretty dramatic
http://www.king5.com/video/raw/Raw-Explosion-sets-off-house-fire-in-north-Seattle-130561913.html
 
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