Pangea Riverside Apartments Explosion

Pangea Riverside Apartments Explosion

Fire and utility workers examine the damage caused by an explosion in a two-story apartment building at 2623 Cold Springs Manor Drive shortly after 10 p.m. Thursday May 15, 2014. There were several injuries caused by the explosion.

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