Allentown Pa

The cause of the explosion is unclear. Scheirer said the fire was extinguished early on Thursday, driven by the difficulty of digging through the layers of snow and ice packed in a fault line underground gas that ignited the fire. Were allowed for about 500 600 people have been evacuated to return.
Scheirer provides eight homes and damaged 16 others lost.
The blast was so powerful that it sent sailing flat screen computer in the back of Antonio Arroyo, who was a house opposite the line of the blast.
"I think we are being exposed to attack," and pointed out in a shelter where about 250 people who had taken refuge in the hours after the blast.
The Arroyo and his wife, Jill, both 43, their houses on fire.
Antonio said he ran outside and saw that the house was destroyed, and a ball of fire that rages in the land where once stood.
"What I saw, I can not believe it," said Arroyo, a volunteer community.
He fled with his wife, a nurse, homes with only the clothes on their backs. They plan to return at the end to see what we can achieve. The generation Arroyo crying as she recalls memories of his son's sports - may have been lost in the fire - including a DVD of a football school has a high.
"DVD than all the tournaments has gone. All gone", she cried her husband comforted her.
Alesk Tricia, who lives a few blocks away, and the explosion was a rattle on the edge of the abyss.
"I read a book in the gym, and it feels like a giant blow at home. He shook hands with everyone. Shook everything," she said. "We have the stove and everything (to) ensure that everything is finished."
Jason Soke watch college basketball when he heard and saw the explosion. And shook the windows. He said on the third floor and looked out and saw flames and smoke.
"I was surprised by the sense of family," he said. "It puts you on the edge of the abyss."
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