Slideshow: Aftermath of Gas Explosion in Philadelphia
These are pictures I took the day after a gas explosion rocked my old neighborhood of Tacony, killing one gas company worker and demolishing two buildings.
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6 Comments
Post a CommentGee. What a mess. Great pics.
Thanks for posting these photos
That was a frightening explosion. Good photos Pat.
Great photos of a tragic event.
A tragic reminder that even useful tools can kill.
Wow....great photos. I hear these explosions happening more and more often.