Explosion, fire in Salem fueled by flammable liquids in garage
Residents of surrounding towns report hearing explosion
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Updated: 7:10 PM EDT Apr 12, 2021
Residents of surrounding towns report hearing explosion
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Updated: 7:10 PM EDT Apr 12, 2021
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IT’S LUCKY. NO ONE WAS HURT. FIRE OFFICIALS SAY LOCAL POLICE ON PATROL THOUGHT THEY SAW HEA LIGHTNING GIVEN HOW THE SKY JUST LIT UP. IT WAS ACTUALLY AN EXPLOSION THAT HAPPENED INSIDE A GARAGE ON HAGUE AVENUE IN SALEM. THEY ARRIVED ON SCENE. TH FOUND A ONE-STALL GARAGE CLOSE TO A SINGLE FAMILY RANCH STYLE HOME WAS WELL INVOLVED IN FIRE UP ON THEIR ARRIVAL AUTHORITIES SAY PEOPLE REPORTED HEARING THE BLAST IS IS PELHAM AND THE MASSACHUSETTS LINE ABOUT 26 FIREFIGHTERS WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE AND THE FIRE WAS BROUGHT UNDER CONTROL IN ABOUT AN HOUR THE TWO PEOPLE WHO WERE HOME AT THE TIME WERE ABLE TO GET OUT SAFELY. NOBODY WAS HURT AND AUTHORITIES SAY GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES. EVERYONE WAS VERY LUCKY GIVEN THE EXTENT OF THE OF THE EXPLOSION THAT OCCURRED OF THE OF THE INCIDENT THE FACT THAT NOBODY WAS INJURED IS JUST, YOU KNOW, A MIRACLE ON ITS OWN. INVESTIGATORS SAY THE BLAST WAS CAUSED BY LIQUIDS IN THE GARAGE THE GARAGE THAT WAS USED AS A A WORKSHOP AREA THERE WERE A LARGE AMOUNT OF STORAGE OF FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS IN THERE. SOME OF THE LIQUIDS HAD A VERY LOW IGNITION TEMPERATURE OFFICIALS. SAY THE FIRE WAS ACCIDENTAL BUT GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE. THEY MAY NEVER KNOW THE E