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mahatmakanejeeves

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3. Leaking 500-gallon propane tank appeared to cause massive home blast

Reply to happybird (Original post)

Sat Feb 17, 2024, 04:58 PM

Feb 2024

LOCAL CRIME & PUBLIC SAFETY

Leaking 500-gallon propane tank appeared to cause massive home blast

Authorities identified a firefighter killed in the explosion as 45-year-old Trevor Brown of the Sterling Volunteer Fire Company.

By Nicki Jhabvala, Justin Jouvenal, Olivia Diaz and Clarence Williams
Updated February 17, 2024 at 2:20 p.m. EST|Published February 17, 2024 at 9:22 a.m. EST

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Home Explosion in Sterling (Loudoun) [View all] happybird Feb 2024 OP

WOW Lithos Feb 2024 #1

wow-- I lived there back in the 60s and 70s mike_c Feb 2024 #2

Leaking 500-gallon propane tank appeared to cause massive home blast mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2024 #3