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Big Explosion in Portland OR - Yazata - Oct 19, 2016
An explosion this morning in Portland's increasingly trendy and upscale 'alphabet district' completely leveled a 110 year old building and damaged several other adjoining buildings. Apparently the cause was a gas leak. Seven people were injured, including three firemen who had reported to a gas-leak call. Some reports say that gas line was ruptured during construction work in the area. It sounds like the building hosted a cafe.
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2016/10/portland_firefighters_respondi_3.html
RE: Big Explosion in Portland OR - Magical Realist - Oct 20, 2016
This was breaking local news all day here. Pretty amazing they got out in time.