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>> linda wood lives a mile from the refinery. the shock wave is so intense, it makes her home uninhabitable. it's not the first time the processing facility has exploded. >> this is the fifth time it's blown up in the six years i've been here. >> it takes five months for woods' home to be repaired, but she feels lucky that she wasn't there when it's blown apart. >> i think that i could have been seriously injured or killed, yes. i do. >> an investigation by the u.s. chemical safety board finds the explosion is the result of a burst pipe that sprays hydrogen gas on to a nearby heater. the refin...

That more than 100 nearby houses are damaged or destroyed. >> i was just shocked by the damage. the engineer condemned our house a couple hours after the explosion. >> linda wood lives a mile from the refinery. the shock wave is so intense, it makes her home uninhabitable. it's not the first time the processing facility has exploded. >> this is the fifth time it's blown up in the six years i've been here. >> it takes five months for woods' home to be repaired, but she feels lucky that she wasn't there when it's blown apart. >> i think that i could have been seriously injured or killed, yes. i ...

>> i was just shocked by the damage. the engineer condemned our house a couple hours after the explosion. >> linda wood lives a mile from the refinery. the shock wave is so intense, it makes her home uninhabitable. it's not the first time the processing facility has exploded. >> this is the fifth time it's blown up in the six years i've been here. >> it takes five months for woods' home to be repaired, but she feels lucky that she wasn't there when it's blown apart. >> i think that i could have been seriously injured or killed, yes. i do. >> an investigation by the u.s. chemical safety board f...

May 7, 2009. a gas leak has firefighters from prince george's county busy evacuating a strip mall in forestville, maryland. a camera on board a fire truck shows two firefighters walking in front of the building when suddenly it explodes. the powerful blast blows out several storefronts and causes the ceiling to collapse onto firefighters still inside. other rescue workers rush to aid those caught in the fireball. >> i know i had injured firefighters down on the ground that were clearly hurt laying in front of me. >> battalion chief kenneth mcswain isn't sure how bad the injuries are or if any ...

The engineer condemned our house a couple hours after the explosion. >> linda wood lives a mile from the refinery. the shockwave is so intense, it makes her home uninhabitable. it's not the first time the processing facility has exploded. >> this is the fifth time it's blown up in the six years i've been here. >> it takes five months for woods' home to be repaired, but she feels lucky that she wasn't there when it's blown apart. >> i think that i could have been seriously injured or killed, yes. i do. >> an investigation by the u.s. chemical safety board finds the explosion is the result of a ...