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Electric current passing through the stainless steel tube which has a very high resistance and acted like an electrical fuse, basically melting. two houses next door to each other, both with gas meters on fire, unusual circumstances to be sure. but from there, it gets even more unusual from a fire investigator's point of view. >> the fires developed in such a way that the two small fires that are being dealt with. and then within a few minutes, the third house up, the door is slightly open. and all of a sudden, you can see the front door slam into the door frame. this all happens in less than ...

Engulfs the house in flames. and it's captured on city security cameras. >> the effect of that explosion is like a bomb. >> retired fire investigators chris clark is called to the scene after the the fire is extinguished. he quickly discovers the chain of events that led to the blowout. >> on 9 the night of the incident, the second house up was the house where the first fire engine attended what was reported to the fire service as a gas meter on fire. we could see there had been some electrical activity in and around the corrugated steel supply kit with a tube to the gas meter. if we look clos...

Security cameras. >> the effect of that explosion is like a bomb. >> retired fire investigators chris clark is called to the scene after the the fire is extinguished. he quickly discovers the chain of events that led to the blowout. >> on 9 the night of the incident, the second house up was the house where the first fire engine attended what was reported to the fire service as a gas meter on fire. we could see there had been some electrical activity in and around the corrugated steel supply kit with a tube to the gas meter. if we look closely at this particular one, you can see the small holes...

Contained. but seconds after they clear the building, a massive explosion engulfs the house in flames. and it's captured on city security cameras. >> the effect of that explosion is like a bomb. >> retired fire investigators chris clark is called to the scene after the the fire is extinguished. he quickly discovers the chain of events that led to the blowout. >> on 9 the night of the incident, the second house up was the house where the first fire engine attended what was reported to the fire service as a gas meter on fire. we could see there had been some electrical activity in and around the...

Heavy winds toppling trees as the rain-soaked ground was too weak to hold their roots. at least one home destroyed in new york, major storm downing trees and power lines in the albany area. and a tornado ripping homes to shreds. witnesses describe the moment the twister hit. >> pouring down rain and hailing. and then off to my left, i heard the freight train sound is what i heard. >> we ran into the bathroom. and then it really just was kind of shaking. i was so scared, to be honest with you. yeah, there was noise. but i was just so scared. i don't know. >> that storm also knocking out electri...