Friday, January 30, 2009

House Explodes

From WKYC-TV:
An elderly Eastlake couple remains in critical condition Thursday after an explosion tore apart their home Wednesday night.Both 86-year-old Frank Pitchler and his wife Alice had to be taken to the hospital by LifeFlight after the explosion around 10 p.m.Two independent snow plow drivers rushed into the house to help firefighters pull both of the victims to safety.The explosion completely demolished the house, which is near the Willoughby border by Lost Nation Road. All that is left of the house is a pile of debris.The explosion was reportedly felt two cities over. It blew out the front windows of a house across the street.The cause of the blast remains undetermined.
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