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Crazy Photo Of Exploded Staten Island House

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The morning after.

An explosion and fire on Staten Island last night managed to knock the walls off of one building, yet miraculously only sent one person to the hospital with minor injuries. Firefighters arrived at the Richmond Terrace scene, where the flames reportedly raged on the second floor, around 2:45 a.m. last night and almost immediately called an all-hands fire.

Twelve people from the home were evacuated, along with four neighbors. "We started seeing smoke going through the house," resident Pete Dermanis told ABC. "So we tried to get out. So I'm like, 'Everybody, get out. Get some shoes on. Let's go. We gotta get out of the house."

After the building had been evacuated two of the exterior walls collapsed, which led to the one minor injury of the night. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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  • optionshift

    Yeah, some curtains on the windows would really do a lot to make the place seem more cozy.

    Oh, there are no windows? Well then maybe a few house plants.

  • Joey__Blow

    What is wrong with this picture?  why are the rooms so empty?  is this a flop house?  drug den?  there is no furniture or pictures on the wall or even clothes?

    odd

  • chlyn

     Now would be a good time to refinish the floors.

  • Guest

    doomsday cometh too soon...?

    my best wishes to the survivors.

  • silver

    Looks like gas explosion. Nothing else rips a house like a tornado without any flames or soot.

  •  I don't think we're in Kansas anymore!

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