Home destroyed after possible gas explosion overnight
By Mike Bolger
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ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — A gas explosion destroyed a home on Walker Drive in northeast Albuquerque at 10:23 p.m. Sunday, according to the Albuquerque Fire Department.
AFD Lt. Jason Fejer confirmed that one person was transported to the hospital following the incident. That person is in serious condition.
No additional injuries were reported.
A home next to the destroyed home was also badly damaged.
The residents of that home will be displaced until crews verify the structure is safe.
AFR says the New Mexico Gas Company took multiple readings and did not detect any leaks in the surrounding homes. The event appears to be isolated to the involved address.
People miles away reported feeling the forceful blast and say it shook their homes.
Investigators have not yet determined the cause of the explosion.
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