BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — A natural gas explosion and fire rocked downtown Bozeman Thursday morning, collapsing three buildings and prompting evacuation of a two-block area, officials said.
Crews were allowing the fire to burn because officials hadn't been able to completely shut off a natural gas line.
Assistant City Manager Chuck Winn said there were no reports of casualties, but said the rubble of the collapsed buildings was not yet safe to search.
"There's so much damage there and so much fire still that we cannot get our crews in," to search the rubble, Winn said.
City officials said four businesses were destroyed — a restaurant and bar, two other bars and a gallery.
The blast shook ceiling tiles at Schnee's Boots and Shoes three blocks from the explosion and knocked down shoes that were on display, said Dawn McClelland, who had just reported for work.
"The whole building shook," she said. "I thought somebody had rammed (a car) into the back of the building. The people up front thought the ceiling was falling in."
Copyright © 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
happy to meet you sir, i am a well experienced in fish farming and a devout christian as well, may God bless your business sir, i am also into internet marketing, as well as forex trading, we are a group of chritians, my chatworthsholding.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteHi Zitou,
ReplyDeleteI thank God for your life and for your business.
Kindly let me know more about your relationship with God and your business.